Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

getting ahead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables
get-ting a-head
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of get ahead

Questions

What does getting ahead mean?
present participle and gerund of get ahead

How to pronounce getting ahead

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