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setting ahead

setting ahead is the present participle and gerund of set ahead.

Meaning of set ahead

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.

Questions about setting ahead

What is setting ahead the present participle and gerund of?
Setting ahead is the present participle and gerund of set ahead.

Words near setting ahead in the dictionary

  1. setting about
  2. setting adrift
  3. setting afire
  4. setting after
  5. setting against
  6. setting ahead
  7. setting alight
  8. setting an example
  9. setting apart
  10. setting aright
  11. setting aside

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