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led to

led to is the simple past and past participle 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 led to

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

Words near led to in the dictionary

  1. led someone up the garden path
  2. led the charge
  3. led the line
  4. led the way
  5. led through
  6. led to
  7. led up to
  8. led with one's chin
  9. Led Zep
  10. Leda
  11. Ledaean

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