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

Anthropic said a misconfiguration allowed Claude models to reach the internet from testing environments that were supposed to be isolated, leading to unauthorized access to three organizations’ systems. — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026

That thinking ultimately led to Bond Repair Treatment—or BRB, as Pratasiewicz affectionately calls it. — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 31 July 2026

That increase has already led to more sunny day flooding, intensified rainfalls and hurricanes, reflected in higher and higher insurance premiums. — Denise Hruby, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

The case went unresolved for nearly six years before detectives received a tip in 2023, which sparked the investigation and led to murder charges against Thompson, who was 18 years old at the time of the homicide. — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Rhymes for lead to

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