Phrasal verb
go ahead with sth
Definition
phrasal verb. to start doing something that you have planned or asked permission for.
phrasal verb. to proceed with a planned course of action, often following a period of deliberation or after receiving formal authorization.
Examples
“We decided to go ahead with the party.”
“The company will go ahead with the new project despite the recent budget cuts.”
“After receiving the necessary environmental permits, the developers announced they would go ahead with the construction of the offshore wind farm.”
Examples
simple
“We decided to go ahead with the party.”
contextual
“The company will go ahead with the new project despite the recent budget cuts.”
complex
“After receiving the necessary environmental permits, the developers announced they would go ahead with the construction of the offshore wind farm.”
Usage
usually followed by a noun representing a plan, project, or decision.
Teaching tip
contrast with the intransitive 'go ahead' (to proceed); adding 'with' makes it transitive, requiring the specific plan or activity as an object.
Pitfall
They go ahead the plan.
They go ahead with the plan.
the preposition 'with' is necessary to connect the action to the specific object or plan.
Phrasal verb
Particles
ahead with
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
go + ahead + with + object