lead someone to the altar

verb

To get married to someone.

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Meanings

verblead someone to the altar (third-person singular simple present leads someone to the altar, present participle leading someone to the altar, simple past and past participle led someone to the altar)

present singular third person leads someone to the altar · participle present leading someone to the altar · participle past led someone to the altar · past led someone to the altar

  1. idiomaticTo get married to someone.
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APA

lead someone to the altar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20someone%20to%20the%20altar

MLA

“lead someone to the altar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20someone%20to%20the%20altar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lead someone to the altar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lead%20someone%20to%20the%20altar.

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