"set ahead" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sets ahead [present, singular, third-person], setting ahead [participle, present], set ahead [participle, past], set ahead [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|set<,,set> ahead}} set ahead (third-person singular simple present sets ahead, present participle setting ahead, simple past and past participle set ahead)
  1. (transitive) To move forward, often in reference to the time setting on a clock. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-set_ahead-en-verb-bESpvQWG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (ahead)

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for set ahead meaning in English (1.2kB)

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