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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.

ChatGPT

  1. go ahead

    "Go ahead" is a phrase typically used to give someone permission or approval to proceed with an action, task, or event. It can also be used to encourage someone to begin speaking, especially during a conversation or discussion.

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. Hudson Henry:

    The time you spend ahead of time is going to really pay off so that you are not struggling, trying to figure it out during the middle of this amazing event, you should be spending at least half of your time just enjoying it.

  2. Kamala Harris:

    The road ahead, it will not be easy. But the President-elect and I are hitting the ground running, we don't have a moment to waste.

  3. Jolie Pitt:

    You've got a long life ahead of you and you've got to shake it up and sometimes it's wonderful to test yourselves and push each other.

  4. David Nabarro:

    We do need to keep making it clear that people are needed and needed urgently ... Every day we wake up and realize the enormity of the job ahead.

  5. Marjan Keypour:

    This is yet another treasonous operation that crystallizes how the government puts its genocidal ambitions ahead of the wellbeing of its own people.


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