How to Pronounce "lead nowhere"
expression
ˈɫɛd/, /ˈɫid/ /ˈnoʊˌwɛɹ/, /ˈnoʊhˌwɛɹ
LED NOH-wair, LEED NOH-wair, LED NOH-hwair, LEED NOH-hwair
lɛd/ /nˈəʊweə
LED NOH-wair
Definition
If something "leads nowhere," it means it will not have a successful or productive result; it will not achieve anything.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫɛd/, /ˈɫid/ /ˈnoʊˌwɛɹ/, /ˈnoʊhˌwɛɹ
British English
lɛd/ /nˈəʊweə
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LED NOH-wair, LEED NOH-wair, LED NOH-hwair, LEED NOH-hwair
UK
LED NOH-wair
Listen in Context
All our efforts to fix the problem lead nowhere.
Sometimes, arguments with him just lead nowhere.
The long meeting led nowhere.
Trying to change her mind will just lead nowhere—she never listens.