lead to believe



lead someone to believe something

Fig. to imply something to someone; to cause someone to believe something untrue. But you led me to believe that this watch was guaranteed! Did you lead her to believe that she was hired as a clerk?
See also: believe, lead

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Narses-Ancient Persian (Hellenized)
Ale (1)AH-leFinnish, Italian, Spanish
Dorita-English (Rare), Spanish
'Aisha-Arabic
Jitendra-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati
Rosenda-Spanish