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 back the group to the bus.

escort

return

backtrackreturn to a previous topic or situation

Her question led back to the main point of the 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

She will lead on the group through the mountain trail..

lead out

guide someone or something to exit a place

She will lead out the guests after dinner.

follow the lead

pursue or go after someone or something

The detective decided to follow the lead to solve the case.

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.
This issue leads back to our initial problem.
His argument led back to the original question.

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French:ramener, revenir, ...
German:zurückführen, zum Hauptpunkt zurückkehren, ...
Italian:riportare, ricondurre, ...
Spanish:conducir de regreso, retomar, ...
Portuguese:reconduzir, retornar, ...
Chinese:带回, 回到之前的话题, ...
Japanese:案内する, 戻る, ...
Arabic:أَعَادَ إِرْشَادَ, عادَ إِلى, ...
Hebrew:לְהוֹבִיל בַּחֲזָרָה, לַחֲזוֹר, ...
Russian:вести обратно, вернуться, ...
Ukrainian:повернути, повернутися, ...
Hindi:वापस ले जाना, विषय पर वापस आना, ...
Bengali:ফিরিয়ে নিয়ে যাওয়া, ফিরে আসা, ...
Catalan:portar de tornada, tornar, ...
Czech:dovést zpět, vrátit se k, ...
Danish:føre tilbage, vende tilbage, ...
Dutch:terugleiden, teruggaan, ...
Greek:οδηγώ πίσω, επανέρχομαι, ...
Hungarian:visszavezetni, visszakanyarodni, ...
Khmer:នាំត្រឡប់ទៅវិញ, ត្រឡប់ទៅប្រធានបទមុន, ...
Korean:다시 안내하다, 다시 이끌다, ...
Persian:بازگرداندن, بازگشت به, ...
Polish:prowadzić z powrotem, prowadzić z powrotem do, ...
Portuguese (BR):levar de volta, retornar, ...
Romanian:a conduce înapoi, a reveni la, ...
Swedish:leda tillbaka, leda tillbaka till, ...
Thai:พากลับ, นำกลับไปสู่, ...
Turkish:geri götürmek, geri dönmek, ...
Vietnamese:dẫn trở lại, quay lại, ...

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