lead on

boş umut vermek, duygularıyla oynamak

İstemediğin halde biriyle aşk ilişkisi yaşamak istiyormuş gibi davranarak ona umut vermek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make someone think you want a romantic relationship when you do not.

• She was leading him on.
• Do you like me, or are you just leading me on?
• He led her on even though he was already married.

Nasıl kullanılır: lead someone on (I stopped flirting because I did not want to lead him on.)

Eş anlamlılar: string along

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lead someone on, lead a friend on

kandırmak, boş umut vermek

Birini, genellikle iyi bir şey olacak diye umutlandırarak, doğru olmayan bir şeye inandırmak.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To make someone believe something false, often by giving them hope that something good will happen.

• They led us on with false promises.
• The agent is leading buyers on about the likely price.
• Were you leading me on about that job?

Nasıl kullanılır: lead someone on (The seller led us on with promises of a quick profit.)

Eş anlamlılar: mislead, deceive

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lead someone on, lead people on

yol göstermek, ileriye götürmek

Birine yol göstererek onu yol boyunca daha ileriye veya bir yere götürmek.

Basit İngilizce açıklama: To guide someone further along a path or towards a place.

• Lead on; we will follow.
• She led us on through the forest.
• The guide led the group on towards the lake.

Nasıl kullanılır: lead someone on to somewhere (The guide led us on to the next village.)

Eş anlamlılar: guide, lead forward

Sık kullanılan kalıplar: lead someone on, lead on ahead