Pengertian Lead on
Lead on adalah phrasal verb dengan verb “lead” dan bermakna idiomatis. Frasa kata kerja Bahasa Inggris ini transitive (diikuti direct object) dan separable (lead dan on dapat dipisahkan oleh direct object).
Lead someone on bermakna “to persuade someone to do something or to expect something, especially by lying to them; to mislead or deceive someone” (meyakinkan seseorang untuk melakukan sesuatu atau mengharapkan sesuatu, khususnya dengan cara membohonginya; memperdaya seseorang). Frasa ini seringkali mengarah pada romantic interest (ketertarikan dalam percintaan).
Lihat juga:
- on earth
- on second thought
- (be) on the case
- put one’s finger on something
- put somebody/something on a pedestal
- wear your heart on your sleeve
- from now on
- hang on
- in the way / on the way
- keep an eye on someone/something
Contoh Kalimat Lead on dan Artinya
- I don’t respect people, men or women, who lead someone on.
(Saya tidak menghormati orang, pria atau wanita, yang memperdaya seseorang.) - He doesn’t want anything serious. He’s just leading me on.
(Dia tidak ingin serius. Dia hanya menipu saya.) - Being led on is worse than being rejected right away.
(Diberi harapan palsu lebih buruk daripada langsung ditolak.) - It’s never right to lead someone on for whatever selfish reasons.
(Tidak pernah benar memperdaya seseorang untuk alasan egois apa pun.) - She was upset when she discovered that her friend had been deliberately leading her on about the job opportunity, which turned out to be non-existent.
(Dia kesal ketika mengetahui bahwa temannya sengaja membohonginya tentang peluang kerja, yang ternyata tidak ada.)
Lihat juga:
- Take for Granted (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
- From the Get-Go (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
- In No Uncertain Terms: Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris
- Through Thick and Thin (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
- Have/Get Cold Feet (Phrase): Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat
References:
- Meaning of “lead sb on” in the English Dictionary. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/lead-sb-on. Accessed on February 3, 2018.
- Lead on – definition and synonyms. https://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/lead-on. Accessed on February 3, 2018.
- Definition of ‘lead on’. https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/lead-on. Accessed on February 3, 2018.
- Lead on. https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/lead+on. Accessed on February 3, 2018.