Ma'anar ƙamus na "yi gaba" shine a sami ci gaba ko ci gaba zuwa ga manufa ko manufa. Yana nuna cewa mutum yana tafiya gaba kuma yana shawo kan cikas don isa ga inda ake so ko sakamako. Ana amfani da kalmar sau da yawa a cikin yanayi mai wuya ko ƙalubale inda ci gaba ya kasance a hankali amma a tsaye, kuma ana buƙatar dagewa don samun nasara.
