pull ahead
pull ahead verb: to move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
Verb
pull ahead (third-person singular simple present pulls ahead, present participle pulling ahead, simple past and past participle pulled ahead)
- To move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
- After being neck-and-neck the whole race, Gibbs managed to pull ahead in the final lap.
- The 1833 Slavery Abolition Act had abolished slavery completely in the British Empire, and this, along with the fact that the Empire's military and economic might was beginning to pull even further ahead of other nations', thanks in part to the Industrial Revolution, saw the squadron expand to...2018 December 1, Drachinifel, 7:26 from the start, in Anti-Slavery Patrols - The West Africa Squadron, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2024
Forms of pull ahead
| third-person singular present | pulls ahead |
|---|---|
| present participle | pulling ahead |
| past participle | pulled ahead |
| past | pulled ahead |
Questions about pull ahead
- What does pull ahead mean?
- Pull ahead means to move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition).
- What part of speech is pull ahead?
- Pull ahead is a verb.
- What is the past tense of pull ahead?
- The past tense of pull ahead is pulled ahead.
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