lead to

verb

led to; leading to; leads to

: to result in (something)

a course of study leading to a degree in agriculture

Her investigations ultimately led to the discovery of the missing documents.

His volunteer work in the hospital led to a career in nursing.

Examples of lead to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An intentional grounding and consecutive incompletions that followed leads to another Tigers punt. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026

Record heat swept much of the continent, leading to tens of thousands of excess deaths. — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026

Recently, the quest for more protein has led to a meal approach called protein stacking (or sometimes protein layering), the latest health hack taking over TikTok. — Emily Laurence Sardinha, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

That led to Ryan Coleman-Williams' 15-yard touchdown on Russell's short pass to the right flat. — ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for lead to

• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup
• bijou