WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
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| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (events: come before) | zu etwas führen Präp + Vi |
| | | in etwas resultieren Präp + Vi |
| | | aus etwas hervorgehen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | The days leading up to the wedding were so busy, with many details to finalise. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (events: culminate in) | auf [etw] hinausführen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | | zu [etw] führen Präp + Vt |
| | | zu [etw] kommen Präp + Vi |
| | In court, the police officer recounted the events leading up to the defendant's arrest. |
| lead up to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (introduce: a subject) | zu etwas übergehen Präp + Vi, sepa |
| | The speaker led up to the topic by telling the audience about some of the historical background. |
| | Tessa kept beating about the bush and her brothers wondered what she was leading up to. |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
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| lead-up n | (preceding events, action) | vorangegangenes Ereignis Adj + Nn |
| | The politician made promises in the lead-up to the election that he failed to keep once he came to power. |
WordReference English-German Dictionary © 2026:
Wörterbuch v1 Englisch-Deutsch © WordReference.com 2012:
lead up- I v/t (to)
a) (hinauf)führen (auf +akk)
b) (hinüber)führen (zu)
- II v/i
lead up to fig (allmählich) führen zu, überleiten zu, etwas einleiten:
what is he leading up to? worauf will er hinaus?
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