Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

keep ahead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables: keep- a-head
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do enough of a task in order to remain ahead of schedule; to stay ahead.

verb

To keep track of new developments in area of study or inquiry; to monitor a situation.

Inflected Forms

keeps ahead (present, singular) keeping ahead (participle, present) kept ahead (participle, past) kept ahead (past)

Questions

What does keep ahead mean?: To do enough of a task in order to remain ahead of schedule; to stay ahead.

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