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