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Meanings of
get ahead
in English
Catalan
avançar-se
Spanish
avanzarse
Back to the meaning
Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
win
gain
advance
pull ahead
make headway
gain ground
fall back
Catalan
avançar-se
Expand.
expand
boom
flourish
prosper
thrive
Synonyms
Examples for "
win
"
win
gain
advance
pull ahead
make headway
Examples for "
win
"
1
David Silva provided the EPL leaders' second late
win
in four days.
2
Mrs Carr said the result was not a
win
for animal activists.
3
The best way to arrange matters is to create a
win-
win
situation.
4
However it was not far off, with Spain second favourite to
win
.
5
He's also seeking to lead Europe to a historic fourth straight
win
.
1
That could lead to weight
gain
and related health problems, he added.
2
They were trying to
gain
entrance by any means necessary, including violence.
3
However, Mr Salmond said Scots had everything to
gain
by voting yes.
4
And there two good reasons to think Ericsson may
gain
market share.
5
Proportional representation would allow new parties to
gain
seats and share power.
1
She says the second
advance
is far greater awareness of the crime.
2
Under present circumstances, just making one level free is a significant
advance
.
3
Each year, points vary and it's difficult to predict changes in
advance
.
4
The tobacco industry often utilizes third parties to
advance
its policy agenda.
5
Earlier this year, Niantic acquired startup Escher Reality to
advance
its effort.
1
In a growth environment, they may
pull
ahead
as the economy expands.
2
The boat shoved off, but had to
pull
ahead
of the ship.
3
Edmonton stormed back with two goals in 72 seconds to
pull
ahead
.
4
Adair shouted to those in the boats to
pull
ahead
.
5
When the wind fell, the crew eagerly leapt into the boats to
pull
ahead
.
1
Meanwhile, Google's Android smartphone operating system software has continued to
make
headway
.
2
Slowly the little craft, before the freshening wind began to
make
headway
.
3
Not even a Battleship could
make
headway
against a field that strong.
4
It was satisfactory to find that we did
make
headway
,
though slowly.
5
Only a foolhardy or greenhorn explorer could
make
headway
in Atlantic navigation.
1
Positive labor news provided a firm footing for stocks to
gain
ground
.
2
Unhappy will it be for our country if they ever
gain
ground
.
3
But when boats began to
gain
ground
,
canoes began to lose it.
4
We'll just have to wait and see if they're able to
gain
ground
.
5
But the only way they can
gain
ground
is to expand their role.
Usage of
get ahead
in English
1
No way, don't
get
ahead
of yourself; we won't have any problem.
2
Could adopting a neutral approach to office politics help you
get
ahead
?
3
Winston Peters says hard work will no longer se you
get
ahead
.
4
Nor, presumably, would it want to help its domestic arch-rival
get
ahead
.
5
Fred let her
get
ahead
and paused to target the excavation equipment.
6
And I had a network of contacts to help me
get
ahead
.
7
So if you want to
get
ahead
,
try to do it subtly.
8
But nobody shall
get
ahead
of Jethro Sands in the long run.
9
As Kluck's tendency was to
get
ahead
,
Hausen's was to lag behind.
10
He did this in order to
get
ahead
of the retreating man.
11
None of which is to suggest we should
get
ahead
of ourselves.
12
The spring beauty hardly allows the hepatica to
get
ahead
of her.
13
She accelerated, trying to
get
ahead
of them, to gain precious yards.
14
I'm catching up, paying off my debts and hoping to
get
ahead
.
15
Vatz tried to
get
ahead
of Magiere, but she pushed him behind.
16
She's never used a connected boyfriend to
get
ahead
in her career.
Other examples for "get ahead"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
get
ahead
get
Verb
Adverb
Translations for
get ahead
Catalan
avançar-se
internar-se
endinsar-se
Spanish
avanzarse
adelantarse
Get ahead
through the time
Get ahead
across language varieties
South Africa
Common
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
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