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getting ahead

getting ahead is the present participle and gerund 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 getting ahead

What is getting ahead the present participle and gerund of?
Getting ahead is the present participle and gerund of get ahead.

Words near getting ahead in the dictionary

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

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