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1. (adv.) ahead
in or to the front; before.
2. ahead
in a forward direction; onward.
3. ahead
into or for the future:
Plan ahead.
4. ahead
so as to register a later time:
to set the clock ahead.
5. ahead
at or to a different time, either earlier or later.
6. ahead
onward toward success:
to get ahead in the world.
7. (adj.) ahead
having the highest score so far, as in a competition; presently winning.
8. ahead
ahead of, before or further than.
Etymology: (1590–1600)
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1. (adverb) ahead(p), in the lead, leading
having the leading position or higher score in a contest
"he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
2. (adverb) ahead, in front, before
at or in the front
"I see the lights of a town ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the cross of Jesus marching on before"
3. (adverb) ahead, forward
toward the future; forward in time
"I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you"
4. (adverb) ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader
in a forward direction
"go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
5. (adverb) ahead, in advance, beforehand
ahead of time; in anticipation
"when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"
6. (adverb) ahead
to a more advanced or advantageous position
"a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"
7. (adverb) ahead
to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
"moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"
8. (adverb) ahead, out front, in the lead
leading or ahead in a competition
"the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"
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1. (adverb) ahead
in front of
The red car moved ahead.; two people ahead of me in line; Keep going, straight ahead.
2. ahead
in or toward the future
We're looking ahead to next year.
3. ahead
more successful
She's working hard to get ahead in the company.; One team is ahead of us in the league.
4. ahead
ahead of time/schedule
before the planned time
The tunnel was finished ahead of schedule.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) AHEAD
in or to the front; in advance; onward
2. (adverb) AHEAD
headlong; without restraint
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Sense: (often withof) in front; in advance
He went on ahead of me; We are well ahead (of our rivals).
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 Afrikaans: voor |
 Arabic: أمَام، مُتَقَدِّم عَلَى |
 Bulgarian: напред |
 Brazilian: à frente |
 Czech: před; vpředu |
 German: voraus |
 Danish: foran; fremover |
 Greek: μπροστά (από) |
 Spanish: delante |
 Estonian: ees |
 Farsi: جلو؛ پیشاپیش |
 Finnish: edeltä |
 French: en avant (de) |
 Hebrew: לִפְנֵי |
 Hindi: आगे |
 Croatian: u prednosti |
 Hungarian: elöl, előre |
 Indonesian: mendahului, di depan |
 Icelandic: á undan |
 Italian: davanti a, avanti |
 Japanese: 前方に |
 Korean: 앞서서 |
 Lithuanian: (ko) priekyje |
 Latvian: priekšā |
 Malay: ke depan |
 Dutch: vooruit |
 Norwegian: foran; framover |
 Polish: przed |
 Persian: جلو؛ پیشاپیش |
 Pashto: مخکی |
 Portuguese: à frente |
 Romanian: înainte(a) |
 Russian: вперёд; впереди |
 Slovak: pred, vpredu |
 Slovenian: pred |
 Serbian: ispred |
 Swedish: före |
 Thai: นำหน้า |
 Turkish: önde, öne, önden |
 Taiwanese: 在…之前 |
 Ukrainian: вперед, наперед |
 Urdu: آگے |
 Vietnamese: phía trước |
 Chinese: 在…前，预先，领先 |
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