go-ahead

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adjective

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: marked by energy and enterprise : progressive
a vigorous go-ahead company
2
: indicating that one may proceed
go-ahead signal
3
: being a score that gives a team the lead in a game
drove in the go-ahead run

go-ahead

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noun

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a
b
: one possessing go-ahead
2
: a sign, signal, or authority to proceed : green light

Examples of go-ahead in a Sentence

Noun a born go-ahead, he was determined to be the first in his family to graduate from college
Recent Examples on the Web
Adjective
During Game 4 of the AL Division Series against the Detroit Tigers, Fry hit a go-ahead home run that helped even the series, which the Guardians would eventually win. Homero De La Fuente, CNN, 17 Oct. 2024 No, history will remember Ionescu hitting one of the most momentous shots in WNBA Finals history — a step-back, 28-foot, crowd-silencing go-ahead three-pointer with one second, exactly, remaining. Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
Quardell Young drives the length of the court for a go-ahead layup with 0.9 seconds left and Wisconsin-Whitewater holds off Williams to win the NCAA Division III men’s championship 75-73. Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2023 The home run off Japan starter Shota Imanaga comes after Turner hit two in the semifinal against Cuba, a go-ahead grand slam in the quarterfinal against Venezuela and another in the group stage against Canada. Jesse Yomtov, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for go-ahead 

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Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of go-ahead was in 1829

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“Go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-ahead. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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