Get ahead meaning
Get ahead is a phrasal verb that means to become successful or advance in your work or career.
- Past simple
- got ahead
- Past participle
- got ahead
- -ing form
- getting ahead
What get ahead means
B2
To become successful or advance in your work or career
He moved abroad because he wanted to get ahead.
Similar phrasal verbs
With get: get back, get on, get in, get out, get along, get together, get around, get off, get at, get away.
With ahead: go ahead, forge ahead, think ahead.
Common questions
What does get ahead mean?
To become successful or advance in your work or career.
What is the past tense of get ahead?
Got ahead, which is also its past participle.
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