"lead on" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: leads on [present, singular, third-person], leading on [participle, present], led on [participle, past], led on [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|lead<,,led> on}} lead on (third-person singular simple present leads on, present participle leading on, simple past and past participle led on)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) to mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (to mislead): iluzii (Esperanto), bajtlować [imperfective] (Polish), zbajtlować [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-lead_on-en-verb-xAMDsZah Disambiguation of 'to mislead': 94 3 3
  2. (transitive, idiomatic) to encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship. Tags: idiomatic, transitive Translations (to encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship): houkutella (Finnish), falsche Hoffnungen machen (German), водить за нос (voditʹ za nos) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lead_on-en-verb-waROYk3u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (on) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 45 26 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (on): 19 52 28 Disambiguation of 'to encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship': 1 99 0
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, on.
    Sense id: en-lead_on-en-verb-b6ynNsxf

Download JSON data for lead on meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)

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