lead on

Verb

idiomatic transitive

Japanese Meaning

（比喩的に）誤った認識へ導く、欺く / （比喩的に）恋愛の可能性を示唆して相手を惹きつける、心理的に誘う

I can't believe she would lead him on for months just to get attention.

彼女が注目を集めるために何か月も彼をだましていたなんて信じられない。

Sense（1）

(transitive, idiomatic) to mislead, to try to make someone believe a lie.

Sense（2）

(transitive, idiomatic) to encourage with the illusion of a romantic relationship.

Sense（3）

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see lead, on.

leads on

（ present singular third-person ）

leading on

（ participle present ）

led on

（ participle past ）

led on

（ past ）