Dictionary

go-ahead en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡoʊəˌhɛd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Deverbal from go ahead. As a name for footwear, from the fact that one can't easily step backwards wearing them.

Meanings

1. (comparable) Progressive; exerting leadership.
   • This turbulent ruler was a very go-ahead monarch indeed. He organised a splendid army, well-drilled and well-equipped with modern arms 1906, Arthur Lincoln Haydon, The Book of the V. C., page 150:
   • I work for a very go-ahead company that's always looking for new ideas.
   • "The Sultan's go-ahead, modern in some of his views." 1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 587:
2. (comparable) Dashing; energetic.
3. (not-comparable) Being a score which gives the scoring team or player the lead in the game.
   • The pitcher gave up the go-ahead run in the top of the ninth inning.

Forms

Coordinates

game-tying (sports score)

Hyponyms

game-winning (sports score)

Translations (4)

pl przedsiębiorczy (Progressive; exerting leadership) · bg напредничав (Progressive; exerting leadership) · pl rzutki (Progressive; exerting leadership) · pl nowatorski (Progressive; exerting leadership)

go-ahead en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɡoʊəˌhɛd/ (General-American)

Etymology

Deverbal from go ahead. As a name for footwear, from the fact that one can't easily step backwards wearing them.

Meanings

1. Approval, agreement, or instruction to begin or proceed.
   • The Samson Option states that Moshe Dayan gave the go-ahead for starting weapon production in early 1968, putting the plutonium separation plant into full operation. 2009 June 7, Filipe, CNN, archived from the original on 01 Feb 2023:
   • Greenwood's time as TSC [Transport Select Committee] chairman came to an end late last year, when MPs finally gave the go-ahead to an early General Election so that the Brexit deadlock in Parliament could be broken. 2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 34:
   • Though Pietas has a combination of features that make terraforming a possibility, the rights to the planet have been tied up in Citadel Council courts for the past eight years. The running joke is that by the time the Council finally gives the go-ahead to colonize the planet, Pietas will have evolved life of its own. 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Pietas:
   • You can start as soon as you get the go-ahead from the president.
2. (dated, plural-normally) A flip-flop (footwear).

Forms

Translations (6)

es aprobación (approval) · es permiso (approval) · es visto bueno (approval) · es luz verde (approval) · sv klartecken (approval) · pl zielone światło (approval)