lead back

lɛd bæk

led back

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Definition of lead back - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

navigationguide someone to a previous place

The tour guide will lead the group back to the bus.

escort

return

backtrackreturn to an earlier topic or situation

The question led back to our earlier discussion.

return

revert

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Expressions with lead

lead in

guide someone or something into a place

She will lead in the guests to the hall.

lead off

start or begin something

She will lead off the meeting with a quick introduction.

lead on

guide or direct someone forward

The guide led the hikers on through the mountain pass.

lead out

guide someone or something to exit a place

She will lead out the guests after dinner.

follow the lead

do the same thing as someone else

She decided to follow the lead of her mentor.

give someone a lead

allow someone to be ahead in a race or contest

The coach decided to give Maria a lead in the final lap.

Examples of lead back in a sentence

She will lead back the children to their classroom.
The budget debate led back to last year's cuts.
Her apology led back to an old misunderstanding.

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French:ramener, ramener à, ...
German:zurückführen, zurückleiten, ...
Italian:riportare, ricondurre a, ...
Spanish:guiar de vuelta, volver a, ...
Portuguese:levar de volta, reconduzir a, ...
Chinese:带回, 回到, ...
Japanese:連れ戻す, 話を戻す, ...
Arabic:أعادَ شخصًا إلى مكان سابق, عادَ إِلى, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹבִיל בַּחֲזָרָה, לַחֲזוֹר לְ, ...
Russian:вести обратно, возвращаться, ...
Ukrainian:відвести назад, повертатися, ...
Hindi:वापस ले जाना, फिर लौट आना, ...
Bengali:ফিরিয়ে নিয়ে যাওয়া, ফিরে যাওয়া, ...
Catalan:guiar de tornada, tornar a remetre, ...
Czech:vést zpět, vrátit se k, ...
Danish:føre tilbage, vende tilbage til, ...
Dutch:terugleiden, terugleiden naar, ...
Greek:οδηγώ πίσω, επανέρχομαι, ...
Hungarian:visszavezetni, visszautalni, ...
Khmer:នាំត្រឡប់ទៅ, បង្វែរត្រឡប់ទៅ, ...
Korean:되돌아가도록 안내하다, 되돌아가다, ...
Persian:به عقب راهنمایی کردن, به موضوع قبلی برگشتن, ...
Polish:prowadzić z powrotem, powrócić do, ...
Portuguese (BR):levar de volta, voltar a um assunto anterior, ...
Romanian:a conduce înapoi, a reveni la, ...
Swedish:leda tillbaka, ...
Thai:พากลับไป, วกกลับ, ...
Turkish:geri götürmek, yeniden gündeme getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:dẫn trở lại, quay lại, ...

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