lead up to (English, verb)
expansion: lead up to (third-person singular simple present leads up to, present participle leading up to, simple past and past participle led up to)
Senses:
glosses: To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.
tags: idiomatic
glosses: To precede in time.
glosses: To follow or mark a path toward.
Forms:
form: leads up to
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: leading up to
tags: participle
present
form: led up to
tags: participle
past
form: led up to
tags: past