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go ahead

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. green light, go-aheadnoun

    a signal to proceed

  2. enterprise, enterprisingness, initiative, go-aheadverb

    readiness to embark on bold new ventures

  3. go ahead, plow aheadverb

    proceed (with a plan of action)

    "He went ahead with the project"

Wiktionary

  1. go aheadverb

    To proceed; to begin.

Etymology and Origins

  1. Go ahead

    From the nautical phrase “The wind’s ahead”--i.e. blowing from the stern towards the vessel’s head.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of go ahead in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of go ahead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of go ahead in a Sentence

  1. Chase LeBlanc:

    If you’re looking to get/stay ahead – return more value than you seek and you’ll rise faster than ol’ Mr. Mercury on a sizzling summer day.

  2. Chinese Proverb:

    To know the road ahead, ask those coming back.

  3. Mayor Jones:

    There were notifications sent out, but as I said over and over again, this fire was moving so rapidly we couldn't keep ahead of it.

  4. Takaji Wakita:

    Looking ahead, it is important to further push down the caseloads in case of a future resurgence of infections.

  5. Michael Wu:

    If the market thought the deal was going to go ahead, I would have expected the shares to have fallen by more than 3%, typically that's what we'd expect for an acquirer in a deal like this.


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