Think ahead meaning
Think ahead is a phrasal verb that means to consider future events in advance and prepare for them.
- Past simple
- thought ahead
- Past participle
- thought ahead
- -ing form
- thinking ahead
What think ahead means
C2
To consider future events in advance and prepare for them
We bought extra supplies because we were thinking ahead to winter.
Similar phrasal verbs
With think: think of, think for yourself, think out, think over, think through, think up, think back.
With ahead: go ahead, forge ahead, get ahead.
Common questions
What does think ahead mean?
To consider future events in advance and prepare for them.
What is the past tense of think ahead?
Thought ahead, which is also its past participle.
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