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go ahead with sth

phr. v..
B1 Intermediate Oxford

phr. v.. to start doing something that you have planned or asked permission for.

phr. v.. to proceed with a planned course of action, often following a period of deliberation or after receiving formal authorization.


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.

Particles
ahead with
Separability
inseparable
Pattern
go + ahead + with + object
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.

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