Meanings
verbset ahead (third-person singular simple present sets ahead, present participle setting ahead, simple past and past participle set ahead)
present singular third person sets ahead · participle present setting ahead
- transitiveTo move forward, often in reference to the time setting on a clock.
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
set ahead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20ahead
MLA
“set ahead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20ahead. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “set ahead,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/set%20ahead.
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