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went ahead

went ahead is the simple past 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 went ahead

What is went ahead the simple past of?
Went ahead is the simple past of go ahead.

Words near went ahead in the dictionary

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

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