- lead someone to/to do something
- be someone's reason or motive for.→ lead
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.
lead someone astray — 1) to make someone behave badly She accused his friends of leading him astray. 2) to make someone believe something that is not true You have deliberately led us astray … English dictionary
lead — lead1 [li:d] verb (past and past participle led) 1》 cause (a person or animal) to go with one by drawing them along. ↘show (someone) the way to a destination by preceding or accompanying them. ↘(lead someone on) deceive someone into… … English new terms dictionary
lead — lead1 [ lid ] (past tense and past participle led [ led ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 go in front of group ▸ 2 be winning/first/best ▸ 3 control group/activity ▸ 4 make want to do/believe ▸ 5 live life particular way ▸ 6 begin part of card game ▸ + PHRASES 1 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lead — 1 /li:d/ verb past tense and past participle led /led/ GO SOMEWHERE 1 GO IN FRONT (I, T) to go in front of a group of people or vehicles: You lead and we ll follow. | A truck with a jazz band on it was leading the parade. | a procession led by a… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
lead — I UK [liːd] / US [lɪd] verb Word forms lead : present tense I/you/we/they lead he/she/it leads present participle leading past tense led UK [led] / US past participle led *** 1) [intransitive/transitive] to walk, drive, fly, sail etc in front of… … English dictionary
lead — I BEING AHEAD OR TAKING SOMEONE SOMEWHERE ♦ leads, leading, led (Pronounced [[t]li͟ːd[/t]] in lead 1, and [[t]le̱d[/t]] in lead 2.) 1) VERB If you lead a group of moving people, you walk or ride in front of them. [V n] John Major and the Duke of… … English dictionary
lead on — verb 1. entice or induce especially when unwise or mistaken (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑entice, ↑lure, ↑tempt • Verb Frames: Somebody s somebody Something s somebody 2 … Useful english dictionary
lead — I. /lid / (say leed) verb (led, leading) –verb (t) 1. (led, leading) ) to take or conduct on the way; go before or with to show the way. 2. to conduct by holding and guiding: to lead a horse by a rope. 3. (led …
lead — lead1 /leed/, v., led, leading, n., adj. v.t. 1. to go before or with to show the way; conduct or escort: to lead a group on a cross country hike. 2. to conduct by holding and guiding: to lead a horse by a rope. 3. to influence or induce; cause:… … Universalium
lead to — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms lead to : present tense I/you/we/they lead to he/she/it leads to present participle leading to past tense led to past participle led to 1) British lead to or lead into or lead on to lead to something to begin… … English dictionary