Meanings
verbget ahead (third-person singular simple present gets ahead, present participle getting ahead, simple past got ahead, past participle (UK) got ahead or (US) gotten ahead)
present singular third person gets ahead · participle present getting ahead · past got ahead · UK participle past got ahead · US participle past gotten ahead
Synonyms & antonyms
verbobtain advantages, such as points, etc.
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto antaŭiĝi
- antaŭiĝiTranslations
Finnish edetä, edistyä
- edetäTranslations
- edistyäTranslations
Polish wyprzedzać, wyprzedzić
- wyprzedzaćTranslations
- wyprzedzićTranslations
Spanish ir adelante
- ir adelanteTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
get ahead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20ahead
MLA
“get ahead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20ahead. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get ahead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20ahead.
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