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lead

verb (LIVE)
 
 
/liːd/ (led, led
 
/led/
 
)

Definition

lead a busy, normal, quiet, etc. life B2 to live a particular type of life: He was able to lead a normal life, despite the illness. We certainly don't lead a life of luxury but we're not poor either.Life and living
(Definition of lead verb (LIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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