0 If an action or event leads to something, it causes that thing to happen or exist:
1 if an action or event leads to something, it makes that thing happen or exist:
The first chapter describes the strange sequence of events that lead to his death.
The allegations, if true, could lead to her resignation.
It is feared that the civil unrest we are now witnessing in this country could lead to full-scale civil war.
Failure to keep the chemical at the right temperature could lead to an explosion.
