Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
lead on
lead oxide
lead poisoning
lead replacement petrol
lead screw
lead tetraethyl
lead time
lead-up
lead up to
leaded
leaden
leader
leaderboard
leadership
leading (1)
leading (2)
leading aircraftman
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

lead up to
lead up to


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. prepare: to prepare the way for something
2. approach subject indirectly: to approach a subject gradually or indirectly
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft