1
: 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
2
: a sign, signal, or authority to proceed : green light
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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
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Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
With the score tied at 3 in the seventh inning, Crawford raced back and leaped at the wall to make a spectacular catch that denied Colorado’s Brad Hawpe a go-ahead homer.
—Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2024
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
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Adjective
According to media relations, Duran, Fred Lynn (1980), and Ted Williams (1941) are the only Red Sox players to hit go-ahead home runs in the fifth inning of an All-Star Game or later.
—Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2024
With the score tied at 3 in the seventh inning, Crawford raced back and leaped at the wall to make a spectacular catch that denied Colorado’s Brad Hawpe a go-ahead homer.
—Marc Topkin, Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 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
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“Go-ahead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-ahead. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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