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Definition lead up to in British English

lead up to phrasal verb

[transitive] phrasal verb
1

if events, problems, actions etc lead up to an important event, they happen one after another in a way that makes it possible for the event to happen

Example

The negotiations leading up to the contract were very tough.

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2

to happen or exist immediately before something

Example

In the weeks leading up to graduation I did very little.

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Example

I knew he was leading up to something, but I had no idea what.

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Definition lead up to in British English