English Phrase of the Day

go ahead

Definitions

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go ahead
1. v. To proceed; to begin.
Go ahead and eat without me. I expect to be very late.
2. v. (procedure word, military) To send communication over the radio.
Bravo Six Four, this is Bravo Six Actual. Come in, over.
Bravo Six Actual, this is Bravo Six Four. Go ahead, over.
Analysis
go
1. v. To move:
2. v. (intransitive) To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things like people or cars, or intangible things like
Why don’t you go with us? This train goes through Cincinnati on its way to Chicago. Chris, where are you going? &nbs
3. v. (intransitive) To move or travel through time (either literally—in a fictional or hypothetical situation in which time travel is possible—or in one's m
Yesterday was the second-wettest day on record; you have to go all the way back to 1896 to find a day when more rain fell.
ahead
1. adv. In or to the front; in advance; onward.
The island was directly ahead.
2. adv. In the direction one is facing or moving.
Just ahead you can see the cliffs.
3. adv. In or for the future.

You go ahead and do that.

Indicated for them to go ahead.

What about all the people who will die if we go ahead with this project?

Why don't you go ahead and tell me the facts of the case and then we'll decide on the best possible representation for you.

Allowing for normal out of court settlements in the expected law suits, it still makes sense to go ahead.

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