"get ahead of" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: gets ahead of [present, singular, third-person], getting ahead of [participle, present], got ahead of [past], got ahead of [UK, participle, past], gotten ahead of [US, participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,got􂀿UK􂁀:gotten􂀿US􂁀> ahead of}} get ahead of (third-person singular simple present gets ahead of, present participle getting ahead of, simple past got ahead of, past participle (UK) got ahead of or (US) gotten ahead of)
  1. (get ahead of a potential development) To take preemptive action before the development becomes reality.
    Sense id: en-get_ahead_of-en-verb-jt-2qpHs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (ahead), English phrasal verbs with particle (of) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (ahead): 64 36 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (of): 80 20
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get, ahead, of.
    Sense id: en-get_ahead_of-en-verb-6Bu0UWuv

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for get ahead of meaning in All languages combined (1.7kB)

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