pull ahead in English

Audio: En-au-pull ahead.ogg

Forms: pulls ahead [present, singular, third-person], pulling ahead [participle, present], pulled ahead [participle, past], pulled ahead [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pull ahead (third-person singular simple present pulls ahead, present participle pulling ahead, simple past and past participle pulled ahead)

Inflected forms

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    {
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    {
      "form": "pulled ahead",
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        "to move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition)."
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        "(idiomatic, intransitive) to move into a winning position (e.g. in a race or competition)."
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    },
    {
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        "past"
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    {
      "form": "pulled ahead",
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"pull ahead" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms