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go-a·head

(gō′ə-hĕd′) Informal

1. Permission to proceed: waiting for the go-ahead from the control tower.

2. Energetic assertiveness.

adj.

1. Characterized by energy and assertiveness: a go-ahead marketing strategy.

2. Providing a lead in a contest between competitors: scored the go-ahead goal to break the tie.

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go′-a•head`

1. permission or a signal to proceed: They got the go-ahead on the building project.

2. ambition, energy, or initiative; enterprise.

adj.

3. signaling to proceed: a go-ahead sign.

4. enterprising: a go-ahead farmer.

[1830–40, Amer.]

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Noun	1.	go-ahead - a signal to proceed green light traffic light, traffic signal, stoplight - a visual signal to control the flow of traffic at intersections
	2.	go-ahead - readiness to embark on bold new ventures enterprisingness, initiative, enterprise drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers"

go-ahead

noun

1. (Informal) permission, consent, green light, assent, leave, authorization, O.K. or okay (informal) Don't do any major repair work until you get the go-ahead from your insurers.

adjective

1. enterprising, pioneering, ambitious, progressive, go-getting (informal), up-and-coming The estate is one of the most go-ahead wine producers in South Africa.

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Translations

go-ahead

[ˈgəʊəhed]

A. ADJ (esp Brit) → emprendedor

B. N to give sth/sb the go-ahead → autorizar algo/a algn

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

go-ahead

adj → fortschrittlich, progressiv

n to give somebody/something the go-ahead → jdm/für etw grünes Licht or freie Fahrt geben

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

go-ahead

[ˈgəʊəˌhɛd]

1. adj (firm, director) → intraprendente, pieno/a d'iniziativa; (policy, ideas) → avanzato/a

2. n to give sb/sth the go-ahead → dare l'okay a qn/qc

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

go

(gəu) – 3rd person singular present tense goes: past tense went (went) : past participle gone (gon) – verb

1. to walk, travel, move etc. He is going across the field; Go straight ahead; When did he go out?

2. to be sent, passed on etc. Complaints have to go through the proper channels.

3. to be given, sold etc. The prize goes to John Smith; The table went for $100.

4. to lead to. Where does this road go?

5. to visit, to attend. He goes to school every day; I decided not to go to the movie.

6. to be destroyed etc. This wall will have to go.

7. to proceed, be done. The meeting went very well.

8. to move away. I think it is time you were going.

9. to disappear. My purse has gone!

10. to do (some action or activity). I'm going for a walk; I'm going hiking next week-end.

11. to fail etc. I think the clutch on this car has gone.

12. to be working etc. I don't think that clock is going.

13. to become. These apples have gone bad.

14. to be. Many people in the world regularly go hungry.

15. to be put. Spoons go in that drawer.

16. to pass. Time goes quickly when you are enjoying yourself.

17. to be used. All her pocket-money goes on sweets.

18. to be acceptable etc. Anything goes in this office.

19. to make a particular noise. Dogs go woof, not miaow.

20. to have a particular tune etc. How does that song go?

21. to become successful etc. She always makes a party go.

noun – plural goes –

1. an attempt. I'm not sure how to do it, but I'll have a go.

2. energy. She's full of go.

ˈgoing noun

1. an act of leaving, moving away etc. the comings and goings of the people in the street.

2. the conditions under which something is done. Walking was heavy going because of all the mud.

adjective

1. successful. That shop is still a going concern.

2. in existence at present. the going rate for typing manuscripts.

ˈgo-ahead adjective

successful and progressive. His firm is very go-ahead.

noun

permission. We'll start as soon as we get the go-ahead.

ˌgo-ˈgetter noun

a person with a great deal of energy, ability etc who gets what he wants.

ˌgoing-ˈover noun

a study or examination. He gave the accounts a thorough going-over.

ˌgoings-ˈon noun plural

(usually strange) happenings or behaviour.

ˌno-ˈgo adjective

(of a district etc) which a person etc is not allowed to enter. a no-go area.

all go adjective

very busy. It's all go in this office today.

be going on (for)

to be near or close to (a time, age etc). He must be going on (for) eighty.

be going strong

to be successful, healthy etc. Our business/grandfather is still going strong.

from the word go

from the very beginning.

get going

to get started. If you want to finish that job you'd better get going.

give the go-by

to ignore in an unfriendly way. I think we'll give all his stupid suggestions the go-by.

go about

1. to (begin to) work at. I don't know the best way to go about the job!

2. (of a ship) to change direction or turn around.

go after

1. to try to win. He's going after that prize.

2. to follow or chase. Go after him and apologize.

go against

1. to oppose or refuse to act on. A child should never go against his parents' wishes.

2. to be unacceptable to. This goes against my conscience.

go along

1. to go. I think I'll go along to that meeting.

2. to proceed or progress. Check your work as you go along.

go along with

to agree with. I'm afraid I can't go along with you on that.

go around

(of stories, rumours etc) to be passed from one person to another. There's a rumour going around that you are leaving.

go around with

to be friendly with. I don't like the group of friends you're going around with.

go at

1. to attack. The little boys went at each other with their fists.

2. to do with enthusiasm. He really went at the job of painting the wall.

go back

to return to an earlier time, topic of conversation etc. Let's go back for a minute to what we were talking about earlier.

go back on

to fail to do (something one has promised to do). I never go back on my promises.

go by

1. to base an opinion on. We can't go by what he says.

2. to be guided by. I always go by the instructions.

go down

1. (with well/badly) to be approved or disapproved of. The story went down well (with them).

2. (of a ship) to sink. They were lost at sea when the ship went down.

3. (of the sun or moon) to go below the horizon.

4. to be remembered. Your bravery will go down in history.

5. (of places) to become less desirable. This part of town has gone down in the last twenty years.

go far

to be successful. If you keep on working as hard as this, I'm sure you'll go far.

go for

to attack physically or in words. The two dogs went for each other as soon as they met.

go in

(of the sun or moon) to become covered by cloud.

go in for

1. to take part in. I'm not going in for the 1,000 metres race.

2. to do (something) as a hobby, career etc. My son is going in for medicine; She goes in for collecting postcards.

go into

1. to make a careful study of (something). We'll need to go into this plan in detail.

2. to discuss in detail. I don't want to go into the problems at the moment.

go off

1. (of a bomb etc) to explode. The little boy was injured when the firework went off in his hand.

2. (of an alarm) to ring. When the alarm went off the thieves ran away.

3. to leave. He went off yesterday.

4. to begin to dislike. I've gone off cigarettes.

5. to become rotten. That meat has gone off.

6. to stop working. The fan has gone off.

go on

1. to continue. Go on reading – I won't disturb you.

2. to talk a great deal, usually too much. She goes on and on about her health.

3. to happen. What is going on here?

4. to base one's investigations etc on. The police had very few clues to go on in their search for the murderer.

go on at

to nag at. Her mother went on at her for coming home late after the dance.

go out

1. to become extinguished. The light has gone out.

2. to go to parties, concerts, meetings etc. We don't go out as much as we did when we were younger.

3. to be frequently in the company of (a person, usually of the opposite sex). I've been going out with her for months.

go over

1. to study or examine carefully. I want to go over the work you have done before you do any more.

2. to repeat (a story etc). I'll go over the whole lesson again.

3. to list. He went over all her faults.

4. (of plays, behaviour etc) to be received (well or badly). The play didn't go over at all well the first night.

go round

to be enough for everyone. Is there enough food to go round?

go slow

(of workers in a factory etc) to work less quickly than usual, eg as a form of protest.

go steady

to have a close friendly relationship with someone of the opposite sex. My girl-friend and I have been going steady for a year.

go through

1. to search in. I've gone through all my pockets but I still can't find my key.

2. to suffer. You have no idea what I went through to get this finished in time.

3. to use up. We went through a lot of money on holiday.

4. to complete. to go through certain formalities.

5. to be completed. After long hours of negotiations, the deal went through.

go through with

to finish doing. I will go through with this in spite of what you say.

go too far

to do something which is so bad as to be unacceptable.

go towards

to help to buy etc. The money we collect will go towards a new roof.

go up

1. to increase in size, value etc. The temperature/price has gone up.

2. to be built. There are office blocks going up all over town.

go up in smoke/flames

to catch fire; to be destroyed or damaged by fire etc. The building across the street went up in flames.

go with

1. to be sold with, be part of etc. The carpets will go with the house.

2. to look etc well with. The carpet goes with the wallpaper.

go without

to manage without. If you can't afford a new dress, you'll have to go without (one).

keep going

to continue doing what one is doing; to survive. The snow was falling heavily, but we had to keep going; Business is bad at the moment, but we'll manage to keep going.

make a go (of something)

to make a success (of something). He has never owned a shop before, but I think he'll make a go of it.

on the go

very busy or active. He's always on the go, from morning to night.

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Go-Ahead looks to up female staff

GO-AHEAD Group has appointed former Southeastern finance director Elodie Brian as its chief financial officer (CFO).

Go-Ahead says interim finance boss will keep role ahead of fresh results

LONDON (Alliance News) - Go-Ahead Group PLC on Thursday said it saw an improved trading performance since the start of 2019 as its revenue grew in regional bus and rail divisions.

TOP NEWS: Go-Ahead Sees Revenue Growth In Regional Bus And Rail Units

In a statement, the transport operator said the sale to the Go-Ahead Group is expected to go ahead in the next few months.

First to sell buses and depot in PS11.2m deal

The Central Development Working Party (CDWP) proposed the Nai Gaj dam project for final go-ahead of the Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC), reports an English daily.

CDWP refers Nai Gaj dam project to ECNEC for final go-ahead

Go-Ahead Group chief information officer Enrique Fernandez-Pino said: "We are thrilled to roll out this radical new technology to our customers, and allow them to track and pay for their journeys in the easiest possible way.

'Pay as you go' app to be launched on buses

Transport giant Go-Ahead yesterday revealed it raked in nearly PS100million over the past year - up 27% on the previous 12 months.

Rail chaos firm's PS100m profit...as we bail them out

Go-Ahead Group, which jointly operates the troubled Southern rail franchise, has seen full-year profits soar 27% to [pounds sterling]99.8m, with its chief executive apologising to passengers for continuous disruptions.

Go-Ahead Group apologises to passengers as profits soar to almost [pounds sterling]100m; The Newcastle-headquartered group also saw revenues rise by 4.5% to [pounds sterling]3.4bn

The Redditch firm has agreed a deal with the Go-Ahead Group to help reduce emissions in cities with the supply of electric flywheel systems to 500 buses.

London buses to try F1 fuel system

Go-Ahead, which runs Southern, Southeastern and London Midland rail as part of joint venture Govia, said it was crucial to passengers, employees and taxpayers that the franchise timetable resumes.

Go-Ahead calls for rail changes

North-east London's Northumberland Park bus depot acquired by Go-Ahead Group

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