lead on (English, verb)
expansion: lead on (third-person singular simple present leads on, present participle leading on, simple past and past participle led on)
Senses:
glosses: To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
glosses: To mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.
To encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship.
tags: idiomatic
transitive
raw_tags: in particular
glosses: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, on.
Forms:
form: leads on
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: leading on
tags: participle
present
form: led on
tags: participle
past
form: led on
tags: past