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Grammar : Verb
Spell : goh-uh-hed
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgoʊ əˌhɛd



Definition of go ahead

Origin :
  • as a command to proceed, 1831. As an adjective phrase, by 1840.
  • verb proceed
Example sentences :
  • To know you are right and then go ahead is a pretty plan, but how to know?
  • Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson
  • She climbed quickly into the carriage and said gaily: "Go ahead, Sami!"
  • Extract from : « What Sami Sings with the Birds » by Johanna Spyri
  • Hence the Gorgon, one of her consorts, was ordered to go ahead and lead the way.
  • Extract from : « Heroes of the Telegraph » by J. Munro
  • There was really nothing for Kirkwood to do but to go ahead.
  • Extract from : « The Black Bag » by Louis Joseph Vance
  • You will not go ahead after learning what is waiting there, I suppose, Captain?
  • Extract from : « The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields » by Lieut. Howard Payson
  • "Oh, we'll go ahead and cross the next chance we get," he informed her.
  • Extract from : « The Innocent Adventuress » by Mary Hastings Bradley
  • If you are sure it is not, go ahead, and we give you Godspeed.
  • Extract from : « The Book of Khalid » by Ameen Rihani
  • Inarticulate cries were heard, Lapoulle shouted furiously to go ahead.
  • Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
  • Joe took the yoke-lines in his hand, and called to Harry to go ahead.
  • Extract from : « Harper's Young People, August 3, 1880 » by Various
  • But before I go ahead I want you to give me a little assistance.
  • Extract from : « The Film of Fear » by Arnold Fredericks

Synonyms for go ahead

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