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led nowhere

led nowhere is the simple past and past participle of lead nowhere.

Meaning of lead nowhere

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) to have no purpose, to result in nothing.

Questions about led nowhere

What is led nowhere the simple past and past participle of?
Led nowhere is the simple past and past participle of lead nowhere.

Words near led nowhere in the dictionary

  1. led captains
  2. led from the front
  3. led horse
  4. led horses
  5. led in
  6. led nowhere
  7. led off
  8. led on
  9. led out
  10. led someone down the garden path
  11. led someone up the garden path

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