Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

look ahead

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.95 in modern English

Syllables
look a-head
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To consider the future, to anticipate future events.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look, ahead: to look in front of oneself.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

looks ahead (present, singular) looking ahead (participle, present) looked ahead (participle, past) looked ahead (past)

Derived Forms

lookahead

Questions

What does look ahead mean?
To consider the future, to anticipate future events.

How to pronounce look ahead

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