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lead someone to the altar

lead someone to the altar verb: to get married to someone.

Verb

lead someone to the altar (third-person singular simple present leads someone to the altar, present participle leading someone to the altar, simple past and past participle led someone to the altar)

  1. (idiomatic) To get married to someone.

Forms of lead someone to the altar

third-person singular presentleads someone to the altar
present participleleading someone to the altar
past participleled someone to the altar
pastled someone to the altar

Questions about lead someone to the altar

What does lead someone to the altar mean?
Lead someone to the altar means to get married to someone.
What part of speech is lead someone to the altar?
Lead someone to the altar is a verb.
What is the past tense of lead someone to the altar?
The past tense of lead someone to the altar is led someone to the altar.

Words near lead someone to the altar in the dictionary

  1. lead singers
  2. lead single
  3. lead singles
  4. lead someone a dance
  5. lead someone down the garden path
  6. lead someone to the altar
  7. lead someone up the garden path
  8. lead suboxide
  9. lead sugar
  10. lead sulfate
  11. lead sulphate

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