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SET AHEAD

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does set ahead mean? 

SET AHEAD (verb)
  The verb SET AHEAD has 1 sense:

1. move forwardplay

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


 Dictionary entry details 


SET AHEAD (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Move forward

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

advance; set ahead

Context example:

we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward

Hypernyms (to "set ahead" is one way to...):

set (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something


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