go ahead
phrasal verb·1 sense·particle ahead
Meanings
Begin or continue with a planned action
Why “ahead”? The path opens in front of you, so the action can go ahead.
“Go ahead and start without me.”
“The meeting can go ahead without the slides.”
Don't confuse with
Go ahead means begin or continue with a planned action. Go forward means continue with a plan or proposal.
Go ahead means begin or continue with a planned action. Go on means continue happening or doing something.
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Sink In connects verbs by particle pattern, contrast pairs, and shared base verbs.
go forward
A contrast learners often mix up
Continue with a plan or proposal
go on
A contrast learners often mix up
Continue happening or doing something; Happen or take place; Talk for a long time, often in a tedious way; Use information as the basis for an opinion; Begin to operate
move ahead
Same ahead pattern: permission
Begin or continue with a plan
go about
Same base verb: go
Approach or carry out a task in a particular way
go across
Same base verb: go
Move from one side of a place to the other
go after
Same base verb: go
Pursue someone or something with effort
go along
Same base verb: go
Agree with or support someone's plan
go around
Same base verb: go
Take a longer path to avoid something; Move in a circular path; Be enough for everyone in a group; Behave in a particular way habitually; (of an illness) be common in a community
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