GET AHEAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does get ahead mean? 

• GET AHEAD (verb)
  The verb GET AHEAD has 1 sense:

1. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

  Familiarity information: GET AHEAD used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GET AHEAD (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

advance; gain; gain ground; get ahead; make headway; pull ahead; win

Context example:

win points

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "get ahead"):

steal (steal a base)

hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s

 Context examples 

Don’t feel that because management seems to prioritize cost over vision right now that you can’t get ahead—you can.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

He would fear that the police would read his secret, and so he hastened on before they should get ahead of him.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Others will be highly placed VIPs from your industry who will want to go out of their way to help you get ahead.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You may have already seen reward over the past year—and assuming you still want to get ahead—you have much, much more success to come.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Your career was getting the breaks you needed through 2019, but you were so busy doing, you may not have noticed what a powerful year it was for you to get ahead.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Your ambition to get ahead is very strong, and natural forces are working in your favor to help you fulfill a professional dream.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

You only get one new moon a year in each of the 12 houses of the horoscope—each house ruling a different part of life—so use this new moon in your most prestigious career sector to help you get ahead.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Now that Mars will tour your partnership sector, it appears that whether or not you are self-employed, you will need a middleman to help you get ahead—a business partner, agent, lawyer, accountant, representative, headhunter, publicist, manager, or other such expert.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you are in love, you may be ready to get engaged or married, while other Pisces will use this full moon’s energy to form a commitment to a business partner, agent, manager, publicist, or other professional you need to work with to get ahead.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Jimmy was bound to get ahead. He always had some resolves like this or something. Do you notice what he's got about improving his mind? He was always great for that. He told me I et like a hog once and I beat him for it.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)