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gets ahead

gets ahead is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get ahead.

Meaning of get ahead

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To advance toward success.

Questions about gets ahead

What is gets ahead the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets ahead is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get ahead.

Words near gets ahead in the dictionary

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

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