lead on

lead on
1. transitive verb
1) (entice)

lead somebody on — jemanden reizen

he's leading you on — er versucht, dich zu reizen

2) (deceive) auf den Leim führen

she's just leading him on — sie hält ihn nur zum Narren

3) (take further)

that leads me on to my next point — das bringt mich zu meinem nächsten Punkt

2. intransitive verb
1) imper. (go first)

lead on! — geh vor!

2)

leading on from what you have just said, ... — um fortzuführen, was Sie eben sagten, ...

lead on to the next topic — etc. zum nächsten Thema usw. führen

* * *
1) (to deceive with false expectations.) zum Weitermachen, etc. verlocken
2) (to go first; to show the way: Lead on!) vorangehen
* * *
lead on
I. vi vorangehen, vorausgehen SCHWEIZ
to \lead on on in a car mit einem Auto voranfahren
\lead on on, Macduff! (prov hum) nach dir!
II. vt (pej)
to \lead on sb on
1. (deceive) jdm etw vormachen
2. (raise false hopes, sexually) jdn verführen
3. (encourage to do bad things)
to \lead on sb on jdn anstiften
* * *
1. vi usu imper

lead on, sergeant! — führen Sie an, Feldwebel!

lead on, John! — geh vor, John!

2. vt sep
(= deceive) anführen (inf), hinters Licht führen; (= tease) aufziehen, auf den Arm nehmen (inf)

she's just leading him on — sie hält ihn nur zum Narren or führt ihn nur an der Nase herum

* * *
lead on
A v/t
1. verführen, verlocken (beide:
with mit)
2. jemandem etwas vor- oder weismachen:
lead sb on to think that … jemanden glauben machen, dass …
B v/i vorangehen
* * *
1. transitive verb
1) (entice)

lead somebody on — jemanden reizen

he's leading you on — er versucht, dich zu reizen

2) (deceive) auf den Leim führen

she's just leading him on — sie hält ihn nur zum Narren

3) (take further)

that leads me on to my next point — das bringt mich zu meinem nächsten Punkt

2. intransitive verb
1) imper. (go first)

lead on! — geh vor!

2)

leading on from what you have just said, ... — um fortzuführen, was Sie eben sagten, ...

lead on to the next topic — etc. zum nächsten Thema usw. führen


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