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looking ahead

looking ahead is the present participle and gerund of look ahead.

Meaning of look ahead

Verb

look ahead (third-person singular simple present looks ahead, present participle looking ahead, simple past and past participle looked ahead)

  1. To consider the future, to anticipate future events.
    • You should forget the past and look ahead.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, ahead: to look in front of oneself.

Questions about looking ahead

What is looking ahead the present participle and gerund of?
Looking ahead is the present participle and gerund of look ahead.

Words near looking ahead in the dictionary

  1. lookin
  2. lookin'
  3. looking
  4. looking a fright
  5. looking after
  6. looking ahead
  7. looking ahead to
  8. looking alike
  9. looking alive
  10. looking around
  11. looking as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence

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