English > get ahead: 1 sense > verb 1, competition| Meaning | Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.. |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s |
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| Synonyms | gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, gain ground |
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| Narrower | score, hit, tally, rack up | gain points in a game / game / game |
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| steal | Steal a base |
| See also | get | enter or assume a certain state or condition |
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| Opposite | fall back, drop off, fall behind, recede | retreat |
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| Spanish | adelantarse, anticipar, avanzarse, avanzar, ganar, internarse |
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| Catalan | anticipar, avançar-se, endinsar-se, guanyar, internar-se |
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