verb
Meaning 1
To proceed with; to begin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I went ahead with my plan.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
go ahead
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɡəʊ əˈhɛd/
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General-American: /ˌɡoʊ əˈhɛd/
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Australian: /ˌɡəʉ əˈhɛd/
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New-Zealand: /ˌɡɐʉ əˈhɛd/
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/ˌɡu əˈhɛd/ Black Country
verb
Meaning 2
Used to grant permission for or to give endorsement of a suggestion or proposal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: imperative
Examples
- Go ahead and eat without me. I expect to be very late.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: go for it, be my guest, feel free
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To send communication over the radio.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: procedure word
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Examples
- Bravo Six Actual, this is Bravo Six Four. Go ahead, over.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
proceed (with a plan of action)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- He went ahead with the project
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: plow ahead
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
61 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: vorausgehen — proceed
- Hindi: आगे बढ़ना (āge baṛhnā) — proceed
- Italian: procedere — proceed
- Italian: andare avanti — proceed
- Polish: zaczynać robić po uzyskaniu pozwolenia — proceed
- Polish: zacząć robić po uzyskaniu pozwolenia — proceed
- Chinese Mandarin: 請便 /请便 (qǐngbiàn) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Estonian: edasi minema — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Finnish: alkaa — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Finnish: aloittaa — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Finnish: ruveta — (''imperative'') grant permission
- French: vas-y — (''imperative'') grant permission
- French: allez-y — (''imperative'') grant permission
- German: bitte — (''imperative'') grant permission
- German: los — (''imperative'') grant permission
- German: nur zu — (''imperative'') grant permission
- German: na los — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Hungarian: nekilát — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Hungarian: hozzálát — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Hungarian: hozzáfog — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Hungarian: hozzákezd — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Hungarian: elkezd — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Hungarian: tessék — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Hungarian: rajta — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Hungarian: ne zavartasd magad — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Hungarian: ne zavartassa magát (fml.) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Irish: ar aghaidh leat — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Irish: lean ort — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Irish: ar aghaidh libh — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Irish: leanaigí oraibh — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Italian: vai — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Japanese: どうぞお先に (dōzo o-saki ni) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Latin: licet — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Malagasy: alefa — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Navajo: hágoshį́į́ — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Polish: śmiało — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Portuguese: vai em frente — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Russian: дава́й (daváj) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Russian: приступа́йте (pristupájte) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Russian: валя́й (valjáj) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Russian: пожа́луйста (požálujsta) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Scottish Gaelic: siuthad — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Scottish Gaelic: siuthadaibh — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Spanish: venga — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Spanish: adelante — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Spanish: sigue — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Spanish: siga — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Spanish: ponerse — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Urdu: جائیے (jāiye) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Urdu: فرمائیے (farmāiye) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Welsh: dal ati — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Welsh: daliwch ati — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Welsh: dal ymlaen — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Welsh: daliwch ymlaen — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Welsh: yn dy flaen â thi — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Welsh: yn eich blaenau â chi — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Welsh: ymlaen â thi — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Welsh: ymlaen â chi — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Yiddish: געזונטערהייט (gezunterheyt) — (''imperative'') grant permission
- Polish: wysyłać wiadomość radiową — (procedure word) send communication over the radio
- Polish: wysłać wiadomość radiową — (procedure word) send communication over the radio