Meaning

2 senses
  1. To consider the future, to anticipate future events.

    You should forget the past and look ahead.

    He will need to look ahead a few years if he wants to make solid and realistic plans for his business.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, ahead: to look in front of oneself.

Examples

22 sentences
  1. Look straight ahead.

    Дивися просто вперед. — deniko

    ruСмотри прямо вперёд. — las

  2. Let's look ahead to the next century.

  3. Try to look ahead.

    ruСтарайся смотреть вперёд. — marafon

    deVersuche nach vorn zu schauen! — al_ex_an_der

  4. Tom looked ahead.

    ruТом посмотрел вперёд. — marafon

    deTom schaute nach vorn. — Felixjp

  5. I'm looking straight ahead of me.

    ruЯ смотрю прямо перед собой. — marafon

Forms

looks ahead, looking ahead, looked ahead, looked ahead
Base formlook ahead · to look ahead
3rd person singularlooks ahead
Present participlelooking ahead
Past simplelooked ahead
Past participlelooked ahead

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theylook ahead
he, she, itlooks ahead

Past simpleLesson

all personslooked ahead

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave looked ahead
he, she, ithas looked ahead

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill look ahead

Phrasal verbs

16 phrasal verbs

Word family

1 related words
Derivedlookahead

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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