go-ahead
[ goh-uh-hed ]
/ ˈgoʊ əˌhɛd /
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noun
Usually the go-ahead . permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the construction work.
Chiefly Hawaii and California. a sandal held on the foot by a strap between the big toe and the next toe.
adjective
moving forward; advancing.
enterprising (def. 1): a go-ahead Yankee peddler.
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Origin of go-ahead
An Americanism first recorded in 1830–40; noun and adjective use of verb phrase go ahead
Words nearby go-ahead
Goa, Daman, and Diu, goaf, go after, go against, go against the grain, go-ahead, goal, goal area, goalball, goal crease, goaler
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British Dictionary definitions for go-ahead
go ahead
verb
(intr, adverb) to start or continue, often after obtaining permission
noun go-ahead
the go-ahead informal permission to proceed
adjective go-ahead
enterprising or ambitious
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Idioms and Phrases with go-ahead
go ahead
Move forward rapidly or act without restraint; also, continue something. For example, If you want to borrow the tractor, go ahead. This expression is often put as go ahead with, as in Are you going ahead with the house party? The term dates from the mid-1600s and gave rise to give the go-ahead, meaning “give permission to move or act in some way.”
go ahead of. Make one's way to the front of, as in They went ahead of me to see the purser. [Mid-1700s]
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