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I sketched out a rough story for them and the director said, well it's a good story but we have the go-ahead from Universal to make this script and did I want to do it. I said no, and they left.
Ellen Burstyn

Meaning of "the go-ahead" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF THE GO-AHEAD

the go-ahead play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE THE GO-AHEAD

the gallows
The Gambia
the game is up
the Gang of Four
the Garter
the Gault
the Ghan
the Gherkin
the giggles
the girls
the globe
the Goat
the Godhead
the Golden Triangle
the good oil
the good people
the goods
the Gorbals
the Gower
the Grand National

WORDS THAT END LIKE THE GO-AHEAD

against the head
ahead
arrowhead
be ahead
forehead
get ahead
go ahead
go-ahead
head
head-to-head
hit the nail on the head
knock on the head
letterhead
line ahead
masthead
on one´s head
overhead
printhead
redhead
Whitehead

Synonyms and antonyms of the go-ahead in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «the go-ahead» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF THE GO-AHEAD

Find out the translation of the go-ahead to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of the go-ahead from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «the go-ahead» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反超
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

el visto bueno
570 millions of speakers

English

the go-ahead
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हरी झंडी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الضوء الاخضر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

добро
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

o sinal verde
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

যান এগিয়ে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le feu vert
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pergi ke hadapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

der Startschuss
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ゴーサイン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전진
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing go ahead
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

các đi-trước
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போகலாம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुढे-मागे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Devam
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

il via libera
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zielone światło
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

добро
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unda verde
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

το πράσινο φως
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

die groen lig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

klartecken
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

klarsignal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of the go-ahead

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «THE GO-AHEAD»

The term «the go-ahead» is very widely used and occupies the 3.004 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «THE GO-AHEAD» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about the go-ahead

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2 QUOTES WITH «THE GO-AHEAD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word the go-ahead.
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Ellen Burstyn
I sketched out a rough story for them and the director said, well it's a good story but we have the go-ahead from Universal to make this script and did I want to do it. I said no, and they left.
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Marc Davis
Disney had made such a great deal of money on Snow White that the banks gave him the go-ahead on the next three films. But he was heavily dependent on the foreign market.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «THE GO-AHEAD»

Discover the use of the go-ahead in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to the go-ahead and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Go Ahead Boys in the Island Camp
Ross Kay. BY ROSS KAY. I leave this rule for others when I'm dead: Be always sure you're right—THEN GO AHEAD. —Davy Crockett': Motto. The love of adventure is inborn in all ll?" l'“"""“"" normal boys. Action is almost a. supreme demand in ...
Ross Kay, 1916
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The Go Ahead Boys and the Racing Motor-boat
Ross Kay. even if he bore the name of the Father of his Country, was laughingly referred to as the Papa of the Land. This nickname in the course of time had been shortened to Pop. Already the four Go Ahead boys had had several stirring ...
Ross Kay, 1916
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The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island
Ross Kay. really Kobinson Crusoes or there are some people living here who can give us some breakfast. ' ' "That's all right," said Fred, more cheerfully at the mention of the possibility of a morning meal. "You run up the shore in one direction ...
Ross Kay, 1916
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GO-AHEAD; OR, THE FISHER-BOY'S MOTTO
He walked to the spot where the collision had occurred, but nothing was to be seen of the Go Ahead. She had brought in her last load of fish, finished her work of carrying passengers across the harbor, and her wreck was at that moment lying ...
HARRY CASTLEMON, 1863
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Born Losers: A History of Failure in America
In the literal sense, the London Spectator in 1851 reviewed Moby-Dick as a fatalistic parable about “the go-ahead method.” Colloquially, the term hailed “ Yankees who are the most 'go ahead' in energy, ambition, and success.” Popular songs ...
Scott A Sandage, 2009
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The draft Local Transport Bill and the Transport Innovation ...
Charging scheme revenues should be used to support the additional costs involved, particularly where the modal shift is over a relatively short distance and fares will be relatively low. June 2<X)7 Memorandum from the Go-Ahead Group pic ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, 2007
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Higher Value
Now whatever you are doing that is good I came to Give you the Go ahead in Jesus name. Go ahead in power, you are unstoppable. Go ahead in your business. Go ahead in the divine assignment God has Giving you. God ahead in the ...
Prophet Eze
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Commercial Aircraft Projects: Managing the Development of ...
However, usually the 'Go- Ahead' will not be given on the basis of a number of aircraft ordered alone, but the ordering airlines need to have the right reputation, financial strength and geographic distribution too. The rationale for this is: if 'high  ...
Hans-Henrich Altfeld, 2010
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Project Management: A Systems Approach to Planning, ...
Since the go-ahead date was usually within two weeks of contract award and the contract award was usually within a week or so after proposal submittal, the schedule that appeared in the proposal was usually the same schedule for the actual ...
Harold R. Kerzner, 2013
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
nc permission (to do something): Well start as soon as we get the go-ahead from you; We've been given the go-ahead for our new plans. - See also go ahead below. 'go-between nc a person who carries messages between two people etc,  ...

4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «THE GO-AHEAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term the go-ahead is used in the context of the following news items.
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Malaria vaccine gets go-ahead from European regulators
London (AFP) - European regulators on Friday gave the go-ahead for the world's most advanced malaria candidate vaccine, despite mixed results from a ... «Business Insider, Jul 15»
2
Fracking will get go-ahead even if Lancashire refuses, legal advice …
Fracking in Lancashire is likely to get the go-ahead at appeal even if the local council rejects it, legal advice issued to councillors suggests. Cuadrilla is seeking ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Judge Gives 'Field of Dreams' Project the Go-Ahead
Critics of a plan to turn the famous “Field of Dreams” field in eastern Iowa into a mega-sports complex struck out in court after a judge ruled that a zoning change ... «Wall Street Journal, May 15»
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Barack Obama gives Shell go-ahead to drill for oil in Alaskan Arctic
Royal Dutch Shell has received the go-ahead from the US government to restart a controversial oil exploration campaign in the Alaskan Arctic despite fears over ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»

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