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lead up

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lead up, initiateverb

    set in motion, start an event or prepare the way for

    "Hitler's attack on Poland led up to World War II"

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  1. lead up

    The term "lead up" generally refers to a series of events or actions that precede and prepare for a main activity, event, or situation. It can also refer to the process or period of time leading up to a particular event or situation.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lead up in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lead up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of lead up in a Sentence

  1. The IOC:

    A plan has already been put in place for the Rio Olympics the Games venues in the lead-up to and at Rio Olympics the Games time, which will see them inspected on a daily basis in order to ensure that any puddles of stagnant water -- where the mosquitoes breed -- are removed, therefore minimizing the risk of athletes and visitors coming into contact with mosquitoes, rio 2016 will also continue to follow the virus prevention and control measures provided by the authorities, and will provide the relevant guidance to Rio Olympics the Games athletes and visitors.

  2. Jeff Gillis:

    My intent here was not to embarrass China or The Chinese president Xi Jinping. It was really to encourage them to release Sandy in the lead-up to the state visit, i concluded from my research that if I remain quiet and do nothing, that my wife is just going to end up being quietly crushed by a Chinese criminal justice system that has absolutely no justice in it, or no real rule of law.

  3. Wu Xinbo:

    Trump will continue to criticize China in the lead-up to the U.S. elections.

  4. Quinn Harris/Getty Images:

    I did not think we’d be talking about this after this game. I'm gonna take some time and have conversations with the folks around here, and then take some time away and make a decision -- obviously before free agency or anything kinda gets going on that front, it's fresh right now. It's a little shocking for sure. Definitely was hoping to have a nice week after the NFC Championship to enjoy the lead up [to the Super Bowl] and start contemplating some things, so I haven't even let the moment really sink in yet.

  5. Martin Membery:

    Solvency II has driven some M&A activity and this may well accelerate in the lead-up to implementation of the directive.

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