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get ahead of

get ahead of verb: to take preemptive action before a potential development becomes reality.

Verb

get ahead of (third-person singular simple present gets ahead of, present participle getting ahead of, simple past got ahead of, past participle (UK) got ahead of or (US) gotten ahead of)

  1. To take preemptive action before a potential development becomes reality.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, ahead, of.

Forms of get ahead of

third-person singular presentgets ahead of
present participlegetting ahead of
pastgot ahead of
past participle UKgot ahead of
past participle USgotten ahead of

Questions about get ahead of

What does get ahead of mean?
Get ahead of means to take preemptive action before a potential development becomes reality.
What part of speech is get ahead of?
Get ahead of is a verb.
What is the past tense of get ahead of?
The past tense of get ahead of is got ahead of.

Words near get ahead of in the dictionary

  1. get across
  2. get across the line
  3. get action
  4. get after
  5. get ahead
  6. get ahead of
  7. get ahead of oneself
  8. get ahold of
  9. get ahold of oneself
  10. get along
  11. get along with you

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