get ahead
1get ahead — [v] excel, succeed advance, be successful, climb, do well, flourish, get on, leave behind, make good, outdo, outmaneuver, overtake, progress, prosper, surpass, thrive; concepts 141,706 Ant. fail, fall behind …
2get ahead — index compound, proceed (go forward), progress, surpass Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3get ahead of — index outbalance, outweigh Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4get ahead — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms get ahead : present tense I/you/we/they get ahead he/she/it gets ahead present participle getting ahead past tense got ahead past participle got ahead 1) to be more successful, or to progress more quickly… …
5get ahead — verb obtain advantages, such as points, etc. (Freq. 4) The home team was gaining ground After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number one playoff berth in the Western Conference • Syn: ↑gain,… …
6get ahead — {v.} 1. {informal} To become successful. * /Mr. Brown was a good lawyer and soon began to get ahead./ * /The person with a good education finds it easier to get ahead./ 2. To be able to save money; get out of debt. * /In a few more years he will… …
7get ahead — {v.} 1. {informal} To become successful. * /Mr. Brown was a good lawyer and soon began to get ahead./ * /The person with a good education finds it easier to get ahead./ 2. To be able to save money; get out of debt. * /In a few more years he will… …
8get ahead — v. (d; intr.) to get ahead of ( to occupy a position in front of ) (try to get ahead of him) * * * [ getə hed] (d; intr.) to get ahead of (try to get ahead of him; to occupy a position in front of) …
9get\ ahead — v 1. informal To become successful. Mr. Brown was a good lawyer and soon began to get ahead. The person with a good education finds it easier to get ahead. 2. To be able to save money; get out of debt. In a few more years he will be able to get… …
10get ahead — UK US get ahead Phrasal Verb with get({{}}/get/ verb ( tt , got, got, or US gotten) ► [I] to be successful in business or a job: get ahead in sth »If you are willing to work hard, you will get ahead in this organisation …
