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leading to

leading to is the present participle and gerund of lead to.

Meaning of lead to

Verb

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

  1. To be a cause of.
    • The shock led to a change in his behaviour.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, to.
    • I led the horse to the barn.

Questions about leading to

What is leading to the present participle and gerund of?
Leading to is the present participle and gerund of lead to.

Words near leading to in the dictionary

  1. leading the charge
  2. leading the line
  3. leading the way
  4. leading through
  5. Leading Tickles
  6. leading to
  7. leading tone
  8. leading tones
  9. leading truck
  10. leading trucks
  11. leading up to

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