"move ahead" meaning in All languages combined

See move ahead on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: moves ahead [present, singular, third-person], moving ahead [participle, present], moved ahead [participle, past], moved ahead [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} move ahead (third-person singular simple present moves ahead, present participle moving ahead, simple past and past participle moved ahead)
  1. To continue without being distracted; to keep going. Synonyms (all senses): move along
    Sense id: en-move_ahead-en-verb-Ee3yf6zy Disambiguation of 'all senses': 61 28 11
  2. (figurative, by extension) To proceed; to make or signify progress Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms (make progress): make headway
    Sense id: en-move_ahead-en-verb-lkYQqdXx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "ahead", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 73 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "ahead": 21 65 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 77 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 11 82 7 Disambiguation of 'make progress': 24 76 0
  3. (figurative, by extension) To go on to something else. Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms (go on to something else): move on
    Sense id: en-move_ahead-en-verb-xZpXe~Cw Disambiguation of 'go on to something else': 3 4 93

Inflected forms

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