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Bookmark or Share- LEAD UP TO SOMETHING - Cambridge English Dictionaryto happen, say, or do in preparation for something: In the three games leading up to the Sugar Bowl, his team yielded 35, 35, and 42 points. I thought you were leading up to a question at the end of that. (Definition of lead up to something from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
- Lead up to Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. : to occur in the time that comes before (something) Many voters were still undecided in the days leading up to the election. 2. : to come before and help to cause (something) There was a series of errors leading up to the accident. 3. : to come before and help to introduce (something) a chapter leading up to the main topic of the book.
- Lead-up Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of LEAD-UP is something that leads up to or prepares the way for something else. How to use lead-up in a sentence.
- LEAD-UP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionarysingular noun. The lead-up to an event is the things connected to that event that happen before it. [mainly British] The lead-up to the wedding was extremely interesting. [ + to] regional note: in AM, usually use run-up. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
- LEAD UP TO SOMETHING definition | Cambridge English Dictionaryto happen, say, or do in preparation for something: In the three games leading up to the Sugar Bowl, his team yielded 35, 35, and 42 points. I thought you were leading up to a question at the end of that. (Definition of lead up to something from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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