go-ahead
go-ahead · more go-ahead · most go-ahead
Progressive; exerting leadershipProgressive; exerting leadership.
US/ˈɡoʊəˌhɛd/
Meaning
3 senses(comparable)Progressive; exerting leadership.
I work for a very go-ahead company that's always looking for new ideas.
(comparable)Dashing; energetic.
(not comparable)Being a score which gives the scoring team or player the lead in the game.
The pitcher gave up the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Deverbal from go ahead.Deverbal from go ahead.
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Forms
more go-ahead, most go-ahead| Comparative | more go-ahead Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most go-ahead Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.