Go Ahead

Definition: Go Ahead

Go Ahead

Verb

1. Continue; "He went ahead with the project".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Computing

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Synonym: Go Ahead

Activity

Verb: be active; Adjective: busy oneself in; stir, stir about, stir one's stumps; bestir oneself, rouse oneself; speed, hasten, peg away, lay about one, bustle, fuss; raise up, kick up a dust; push; make a push, make a fuss, make a stir; go ahead, push forward; fight one's way, elbow one's way; make progress; toll; (labor); plod, persist; (persevere) a; keep up the ball, keep the pot boiling.

Interjection: be alive, look alive, look sharp! move on, push on! keep moving! go ahead! stir your stumps! age quod agis! jaldi! karo! step lively!

Precession

Verb: go before, go ahead, go in the van, go in advance; precede, forerun; usher in, introduce, herald, head, take the lead; lead the way, lead the dance; get the start, have the start; steal a march; get before, get ahead, get in front of; outstrip; take precedence; (first in order).

Sequence

Verb: advance; proceed, progress; get on, get along, get over the ground; gain ground; forge ahead; jog on, rub on, wag on; go with the stream; keep one;s course, hold on one's course; go on, move on, come one, get on, pass on, push on, press on, go forward, move forward, come forward, get forward, pass forward, push forward, press forward, go forwards, move forwards, come forwards, get forwards, pass forwards, push forwards, press forwards, go ahead, move ahead, come ahead, get ahead, pass ahead, push ahead, press ahead; make one's way, work one's way, carve one's way, push one's way, force one's way, edge one's way, elbow one's way; make progress, make head, make way, make headway, make advances, make strides, make rapid strides; (velocity); go ahead, shoot ahead; distance; make up leeway.

Velocity

Hurry; (hasten); accelerate, put on; quicken; quicken one's pace, mend one's pace; clap spurs to one's horse; make haste, make rapid strides, make forced marches, make the best of one's way; put one's best leg foremost, stir one's stumps, wing one's way, set off at a score; carry sail, crowd sail; go off like a shot, go like a shot, go ahead, gain ground; outstrip the wind, fly on the wings of the wind.

Crosswords: Go Ahead

Fine, go ahead and marry her, you one-balled bastard! (While You Were Sleeping; writing credit: Daniel G. Sullivan; Fredric LeBow)

I calculated the odds of this succeeding versus doing something very stupid, and I decided to go ahead anyway. (Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie; writing credit: Trace Beaulieu, Paul Chaplin, Bridget Jones, Jim Mallon, Kevin Murphy, Michael J. Nelson, Mary Jo Pehl)

Why kill me? Why kill me? Why don't you speak? Go ahead! (Madame Claude; writing credit: André G. Brunelin; Jacques Quoirez)

You'll find I go ahead with what I start! (True Grit; writing credit: Charles Portis; Marguerite Roberts)

Hey, Rick, go ahead and film if you feel like it! (Making of 'Jackass: The Movie'; writing credit: Danny Miller)

So go ahead and make it rain (Summer Rain; performing artist: Carl Thomas)

Go ahead and find whatcha need. (Another Dumb Blond; performing artist: Hoku)

Go ahead though (Danger (Been So Long); performing artist: Mystikal)

So go on, go ahead and kiss him (Kiss Him Goodbye; performing artist: The Nylons)

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Books

• Go Ahead America, Laugh! (reference)

• Go Ahead and Live (A Pivot Health Book) (reference)

• Go Ahead on 'Er!: The Life and Times of Kenneth M. Shenk (reference)

• Go Ahead Self-Publish! (reference)

• Go Ahead, Jump: The Life Story of Billy Schneider (reference)

  (more book examples)

Music

• Go Ahead & Blow (reference)

• Go Ahead Ignore Me-Best of Tod [IMPORT] (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

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Go ahead! Spread the word! You can't get AIDS from Alaska's state bird! : AIDS Isn't Spread By Mosquitos. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Go ahead, boys, and have your fun!. Credit: Library of Congress.

Give us the go ahead. Credit: Library of Congress.

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No, you all go ahead.

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Health

If you decide to go ahead with LASIK surgery, you will need an initial or baseline evaluation by your eye doctor to determine if you are a good candidate. (references)

In over 700 cases where curative treatments were not available and patients requested use of this same unproven therapy, FDA permitted such patients to go ahead with the treatment. (references)

The times for these discussions can be when a family member is deciding whether or not to go ahead with the gene testing and again later when the gene testing results are available. (references)

Business

The government is likely to go ahead with a number of parastatal or state-owned companies. (references)

After two years of consideration, the UAE has decided to go ahead with two major downstream projects, petrochemicals and refinery expansion. (references)

Economic History

Mauritius

Government has recently decided to go ahead with a number of major environment and water related projects that should be of particular interest to U.S. suppliers. (references)

Cyprus

Once the non-resident investor has obtained the approval of the Central Bank, the investor is free to go ahead with an investment project and repatriate freely capital, profits, dividends, and interest arising from the investment. (references)

Political Economy

AUSTRIA

After previous governments had privatized most of the formerly state-owned manufacturing industries, the Conservative (OVP)-Freedom Party (FPO) government that took office in 2000, decided to go ahead with further privatization, including in the banking, telecommunications and energy sectors. (references)

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Expressions using "go ahead": go ahead of smb. ♦ go ahead with ♦ go ahead with smth. ♦ go ahead wuth ♦ To go ahead. Additional references.

Albanian

vazhdoj (carry on, carry over, continue, extend, go on, hold on, hold over, keep, keep on, maintain, pick up, press on, proceed, prosecute, pursue, push on, run, spread), përparoj (advance, carry forward, come along, come on, do, do well, flourish, forge, get along, get on, go on, make one's way through, progress), lejues, ambicioz (ambitious, aspiring, greedy for, highflier, Highflyer), ambicie (ambition, ambitiousness, envy). (various references)

Arabic 

‏واصل السير (keep going), ‏حقق نجاحا (make a hit), ‏تقدم (advance, advanced, advancement, advantage, antecedence, ascent, break through, career, careerist, come on, crowd, descend, development, evolution, forge ahead, forward, gain ground, gain one's destination, get along, get forward, get on, get up, go up, going, head, headway, improvement, keep step, lead, make up on, march, move along, move in, onward, precede, priority, proceed, procession, progress, progression, promotion, propulsion, pull ahead, rise, seniority, shape, shoot ahead, speed, stem, step, superiority, take steps, upturn, way, work up to), ‏تابع (adherent, attached, citizen, dependent, disciple, follow, follow up, follower, following, forward, function, get on, keep an eye on, page, post, press, pursue, put up with, redirect, satellite, send on, sub, subject, subordinate, subsequent, subservient, subsidiary, tributary, under one's thumb, underlying, urge, vassal), ‏سمح (allow, allowed, authorise, authorize, let, permit, pliable, see, suffer, warrant), ‏إستمر (continue, drive up, endure, get back, get going, get on, go in, go on, hold, hold on, keep, keep going, keep on, last, persist, run on smth., sew on, subsist, take, wear out). (various references)

Bulgarian 

сигнал за започване, разрешение за започване, напредвам (advance, develop, forge ahead, gain, get on, go, move, move on, move onwards, proceed, progress, push, push forward, push on, push up, roll, walk), напредничав (advanced, forward, go), зелена вълна, енергия (activity, drive, energy, force, go, intensity, juice, lustiness, pep, pith, power, push, sinews, snap, spring, vigor, vigour, vim, zap, zip), продължавам (carry on, continue, extend, go on, keep, keep on, last, lengthen, proceed, produce, prolong, prosecute, protract, push on, reach, resume, spread, stretch), предприемчивост (adventurousness, drive, enterprise, go, gumption, initiative, push), предприемчив човек, предприемчив (adventurous, aggressive, bold, driving, enterprising, pushing, up and coming), почвам (begin, dawn, get going, go, launch, start). (various references)

Czech

prosím (certainly, if you please, yes, you are welcome), progresivní (creeping, progressive), postupovat vpřed (advance, forge ahead), perspektivní (forward, perspective), jít napřed (be fast), iniciativní (enterprising), energický (assertive, brisk, decisive, decisively, energetic, enterprising, firm, forceful, forcefully, high-powered, perky, red blooded, strenuous, strong, vigorous, vital). (various references)

Danish

go ahead, lydsignal for klar, lydligt klarsignal. (various references)

Dutch

go ahead. (various references)

Finnish

valmiustilan äänimerkki, kehoteääni, äänikehote (bong). (various references)

French

top, réaliser un succès, poursuivre (go after, go on), passer devant, partez, invitation � transmettre, feu vert, entreprenant, dynamique, donner le feu vert, aller tout droit, � vous. (various references)

German

vorausfahren, vorangehen (advance, come on along, forego, go before, go first, go in front, go on ahead, lead, lead the way, make headway, make progress, precede, preceding, speed along, to lead the way), Startsignal, Freigabesignal (enabling signal), bitte (appeal, application, don't mention it, have a seat, here you are, if you please, not at all, petition, plea, please, please do, please pass the bread, request, suit, sure, that's all right, this way in, you're welcome). (various references)

Greek 

συνέχισε, προχωρώ (advance, get on, go along, go on, move on, proceed, progress), προοδεύω (advance, come along, progress), Σήμα ετοιμότητας,προχώρησε, ακουστικός τόνος ετοιμότητας. (various references)

Hebrew 

ל�"משיך (carry on, continue, draw, extend, go, lengthen, prolong, push on, resume), ל�"תק�"ם (advance, come along, cover ground, gain ground, get along, get on, move along, onward, proceed, progress, set on, work up to), אות ל�"תק�"ם. (various references)

Hungarian

gyerünk (come on, make it snappy), rámenõsség, rámenõs (brash, dashing, pushful, red blooded, zippy), mozgékony (beany, chipper, corky, dapper, go-ahead, mercurial, mobile, motile, movable, nimble, nippy, snappy, to be full of beans), halad (cruise, get on with, go, have way on, head, move, move on, pass, proceed, tend, to come along, to come on, to drift, to fare, to follow in sy's track, to go the pace, to make an advance, to make head, to make headway, to move on, to progress), fejlõdik (evolve, flourish), elõremegy (go before). (various references)

Indonesian

silahkan, bersemangat (courageous, glowing). (various references)

Italian

via (and so on, Avenue, away, by, course, forth, off, pass, past, path, road, route, shoo, Street, via, way), tonalit� di invito a trasmettere, segnale di invito a trasmettere, scavalcare (bestride, climb over, jump, overtake, supplant), permesso (allowance, authorization, consent, excuse, excuse me, leave, licence, license, pass, permission, permit), luce verde, intraprendente (aggressive, enterprising, pushing), audace (audacious, bold, daredevil, daring, lionhearted, rash, risque). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

衆に先�"じる (to go ahead of the crowd), 事�'運ぶ (to carry on, to go ahead, to proceed), 挺進 (go ahead of). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

しゅうにさき�"じる (to go ahead of the crowd), �"と�'は�"ぶ (to carry on, to go ahead, to proceed), ていし�" (boat length, communications, courtier, go ahead of, volunteer, volunteering). (various references)

Manx

goll roish (antecede, betake, buzz off, clear out, go before, go off, make away, move on, nip off, pass on, pop off, precede, walk away), goaill toshiaght er (commence, enter on, handsel), breeoil (active, active as person, brisk, buoyant, buoyant of market, cogent, dynamic, energetic, essential, fizzy, forceful, impulsive, purposeful, red-blooded, strenuous, valid, vibrant, vigorous). (various references)

Pig Latin

ogay aheaday

Portuguese

seguir (accompany, adopt, course, deduce, follow, following, get after, go after, heel, keep on, proceed, profess, pursue, run, spin, track, trail), manter (abide, contend, feed, foster, hang onto, have, hold, hold down, keep, keep on, maintain, nourish, persist, preserve, retain, support, sustain, vie), luz verde, continuar (abide, carry on, continue, endure, go along, go on, hold on, keep, keep on, last, lengthen, maintain, proceed, proceed with, progress, prolong, prosecute, run, stay). (various references)

Romanian

haide (come, come along, come on), hai (come, come along, come on, heigh, hi, ho there, hoy, I say, let's, up), dã-i drumul (blaze away, fire away, go it, go on, look alive, spill it), continuaţi, avanseazã, activ (acting, active, actively, afoot, aggressive, agile, alive, assets, bouncing, brisk, busy, dapper, diligent, dynamic, efficient, energetic, fierce, industrious, living, operative, pragmatic, quick, regular, spry), întreprinzãtor (enterprising, pushful, pushing), înainteazã. (various references)

Russian 

продолжать (carry on, continue, continue in, continue to, continue with, follow up, go on, keep on, keep to, porceeded, proceed, prolong). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

odobravanje (appropriation, plaudit), odobravajući (approving), nastaviti (carry forward, carry on, continue, follow up, get on with, go on, keep on, keep up, move along, move on). (various references)

Spanish

vía libre, sigue, seguir adelante (carry on, go off, go on, keep on, press forward, press on, push ahead, ride on, set on, thrust forward), preparado (concoct, dispensed, drafted, extract, laid, preparation, prepared, ready, ready-for-service, trained), ir adelante (go off, go on, keep on), emprendedor (aggressive, enterprising, entrepreneur, pushful, pushing), adelante (ahead, come in, foreward, forth, forward, forwards, frontwards, go to it, on, onward, onwards, straight ahead, upstair, upstairs, yeah, yes). (various references)

Swedish

gåpåaraktig (hustling), sätta i gång (float, get smth. going, inaugurate, initiate, launch, launch out, open, operate, play, put on, set to, start up), sätt i gång (fire away, shoot), klarsignal (cue), framåtsträvande (pushing), framåt (ahead, along, forth, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards, frontways, frontwise, on, onward, onwards, towards), fortsätt-signal, fortsättsignal, fortsätt (carry-on, continue, move), börja (begin, come on, come up, commence, enter upon, fall to, initiate, introduce, kick off, lead off, open, set in, settle down to, start). (various references)

Turkish

girişimci (enterprising, entrant, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, promoter), gelişmek (advance, ameliorate, blossom, blossom out, boom, branch out, develop, evolve, expand, flourish, flower, grow, grow up, improve, make headway, progress, refine, shape, shape up, thrive, unfold), devam işareti, önden buyrun (after you), önden buyurmak, öne geçmek (forge ahead, get ahead, jump the queue, shoot ahead), başlama izni, buyrun (come in, help yourself, here you are, please come in, you are welcome), önde gitmek (lead, lead on), devam etmek (attend, carry forward, carry over, continue, draw, endure, follow on, get along, go ahead with smth., go along, go on, hang over, hold, keep at, keep going, keep on, keep up, last, pass on, persist, proceed, progress, prosecute, pursue, push, run on, stand, stand to), yenilikçi (avant garde, hipster, improver, innovator, modernist, reformer, reformist), durma (cessation, full stop, halt, pause, pose, standstill, stay, stop, stoppage, tie up), haydi (come on, go on, tally-ho), ilerici (progressive), ilerlemek (advance, develop, forge ahead, gain, get along, go along, go forward, go on, improve, keep going, make headway, make one's way, make progress, move, move on, proceed, progress, push on, run on), devam et (go on, keep going, keep it up). (various references)

Ukrainian

уперед (ahead, along, foremost, forth, forwards, on, onward, onwards, straight ahead), сигнал до старту, рухатися уперед (advance), рух уперед (way), не затримуйтеся, заповзятливий (adventurous, sporting), енергійний (active, aggressive, arduous, deedful, eager, energetic, energetical, fell, managing, pithy, pushful, red blooded, spirited, spiritful, spirituous, strenuous, two-fisted, up and coming, zippy), продовжувати (carry, carry on, continue, elongate, go along, go on, keep on, proceed, produce, prolong, prolongate, prosecute, protract, pursue, resume). (various references)

Xhosa

qhubeka. (various references)

grassor, huius, illius, praegredi, praegrediens. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: aahed, adage, ahead.

-3 letters: aged, agha, dago, doge, egad, gaed, goad, hade, haed, head, hoed, odea, ohed.

-4 letters: aah, ado, aga, age, ago, aha, dag, dah, doe, dog, edh, ego, gad, gae, ged, goa, god, had, hae, hag, hao, hod, hoe, hog, ode.

-5 letters: aa, ad, ae, ag, ah, de, do, ed, eh, go.

+3 letters: dragonhead.

+4 letters: autographed, dragonheads, halogenated.

+5 letters: radiographed.