Meaning of lead up to | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To set in motion; to act as a causal or preparatory event or sequence of events.
   idiomatic
2. To precede in time.
3. To follow or mark a path toward.

Examples

“If it is a new constitution, the historico-legal method is probably the most appropriate, since the events leading up to the introduction of the constitution are still so recent and relevant that they must be used for guidance when the constitution is interpreted.”

“North not only makes Hoover primary in the FBI's complicity in the cover-up, a fairly common mistake⟳, but also attempts to implicate Hoover in events leading up to the assassination.”

“Sometimes one feels that Ramus is about to apply⟳ his notion of genesis to the abstractive process⟳ itself so as to include⟳ the steps which lead⟳ up to, or can lead⟳ up to, scientific knowledge, instead of restricting it to the abstractionist approach⟳ of his invention and disposition.”

“With these objectives we examine⟳ developments in the years leading up to and including 43 episodes of financial sector distress or crisis (including episodes of repeat⟳ crisis) in a total sample of 50 countries.”

“Before the event, the players sometimes attempt⟳ to integrate certain equipment or shots into their repertoire in events that lead⟳ up to the major.”

“While you imagined the white sand beaches, the sun warming your skin, and the sound⟳ of the waves crashing, your workdays leading up to your departure went by faster, you worked harder, and you were happier.”

“The old larder gate now serves as the common way to the church, for those who live⟳ on the north side, where eighteen or nineteen stone steps lead⟳ up to a paved alley, once a gallery of the dormitories, dorture, or lodging rooms of the monks, now for the most part in ruins, or converted to gardens, which we shall next proceed to describe⟳.”

“A keen sportsman, he had draped half the walls of his palace with tiger skins, while several more skins were laid end⟳ to end⟳ to lead⟳ up to the throne.”

“More Georgia red clay brick lead⟳ up to a screened sun porch, even the brick work⟳ was bulging upward at the base⟳.”

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