lead to

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lead to

verb leads to · leading to · led to

To be a cause of. The shock led to a change in his behaviour.
Similar: bring, bring about, bring on, cause, effect, effectuate, generate, induce, ingenerate, make, occasion, result in
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, to. I led the horse to the barn.

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verb to be a cause of

Español	llevar/conducir a, desembocar en

verb literally

Español	llevar/conducir/dar a, desembocar en

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@misc{lead_to_2026,
  title = {lead to},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lead%20to},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}