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set ahead

set ahead verb: to move forward, often in reference to the time setting on a clock.

Verb

set ahead (third-person singular simple present sets ahead, present participle setting ahead, simple past and past participle set ahead)

  1. (transitive) To move forward, often in reference to the time setting on a clock.

Forms of set ahead

third-person singular presentsets ahead
present participlesetting ahead
past participleset ahead
pastset ahead

Questions about set ahead

What does set ahead mean?
Set ahead means to move forward, often in reference to the time setting on a clock.
What part of speech is set ahead?
Set ahead is a verb.
What is the past tense of set ahead?
The past tense of set ahead is set ahead.

Words near set ahead in the dictionary

  1. set about
  2. set adrift
  3. set afire
  4. set after
  5. set against
  6. set ahead
  7. set alight
  8. set an example
  9. Set animal
  10. Set animals
  11. set apart

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