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going ahead

going ahead is the present participle and gerund of go ahead.

Meaning of go ahead

Verb

go ahead (third-person singular simple present goes ahead, present participle going ahead, simple past went ahead, past participle gone ahead)

  1. To proceed with; to begin.
    • I went ahead with my plan.
  2. (imperative) Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.
    • Go ahead and eat without me. I expect to be very late.
  3. (procedure word) To send communication over the radio.
    • Bravo Six Actual, this is Bravo Six Four. Go ahead, over.

Questions about going ahead

What is going ahead the present participle and gerund of?
Going ahead is the present participle and gerund of go ahead.

Words near going ahead in the dictionary

  1. going about to
  2. going abroad
  3. going after
  4. going against
  5. going against the grain
  6. going ahead
  7. going ahead with
  8. going all around the houses
  9. going all around the Wrekin
  10. going all out
  11. going all round the houses

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