went ahead

verbproceed

Synonyms for went ahead

verb proceed

Antonyms for went ahead

Word Origin & History

1727, "action of going," from go (v.). The sense of "a try or turn at something" is from 1825; meaning "something that goes, a success" is from 1876. Phrase on the go "in constant motion" is from 1843.

Example Sentences for went ahead

And what harm would it do him if you went ahead and did this for yourself and for your children?

Then we left them provisions for two or three weeks and went ahead.

We went ahead and had the dance with harmonicas and a fiddle, and made out all right.

But we was afraid I wasn't so we went ahead an' spread those bills.

Once the survey was in operation it went ahead of its own momentum.

We stopped on the moment, and John Splendid went ahead to see what lay in the way.

I guess that was the reason they went ahead on their own hook on anything she might worry about.

So just before I—well, disappeared—I told Bob that he'd win if he went ahead.

We went ahead with breakfast, but he didn't eat anything, which was wise.

But Fitz was certain that he was right, and so we went ahead.