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Go ahead meaning

Go ahead is a phrasal verb with 3 meanings. One of them is to begin an activity or proceed with a planned action.

Past simple
went ahead
Past participle
gone ahead
-ing form
going ahead

What go ahead means

begin or proceedB2

To begin an activity or proceed with a planned action

The council agreed that construction could go ahead.

2 more meanings of go ahead are in the Retite app, each with an example and a translation into your language.

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Similar phrasal verbs

With go: go out, go in, go on, go off, go up, go away, go back, go together, go with, go down.

With ahead: forge ahead, get ahead, think ahead.

Common questions

What does go ahead mean?

It has 3 meanings. One of them is to begin an activity or proceed with a planned action. The other 2, each with an example and a translation into your language, are in the Retite app.

What is the past tense of go ahead?

Went ahead. The past participle is gone ahead.

Meanings and examples are written by Retite. The meanings follow Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0). Levels are based on the CEFR-J Wordlist and set by Retite.

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