Definitions for ahead
əˈhɛdahead

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1. aheadadverb

   In or to the front; in advance; onward.

   The island bore but a little ahead of us. --Fielding.

2. aheadadverb

   Having progressed more.

   He is far ahead of his class in math.

3. aheadadverb

   In the direction one is facing or moving.

   Just ahead you can see the cliffs.

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. ahead(p), in the lead, leadingadverb

   having the leading position or higher score in a contest

   "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"

2. ahead, in front, beforeadverb

   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. ahead, forwardadverb

   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. ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forraderadverb

   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. ahead, in advance, beforehandadverb

   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. aheadadverb

   to a more advanced or advantageous position

   "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"

7. aheadadverb

   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. ahead, out front, in the leadadverb

   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"

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Aheadadverb

   in or to the front; in advance; onward

   Etymology: [Pref. a- + head.]

2. Aheadadverb

   headlong; without restraint

   Etymology: [Pref. a- + head.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Ahead

   a-hed′, adv. farther on: in advance: headlong, as in the phrase 'to go ahead.'

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. ahead

   A term especially referable to any object farther onward, or immediately before the ship, or in the course steered, and therefore opposed to astern.--Ahead of the reckoning, is sailing beyond the estimated position of the ship.--Ahead is also used for progress; as, cannot get ahead, and is generally applied to forward, in advance.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ahead' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1711

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ahead' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1438

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ahead' in Adverbs Frequency: #148

Anagrams for ahead »

1. aahed

How to pronounce ahead?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ahead in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ahead in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of ahead in a Sentence

1. Senate Republican leaders:

   We worked with the Senate ahead of time, from the summer on, to put this bill together.

2. Omran Al-Zwie:

   An oil tanker was supposed to dock at the port this morning; but the weather was against this. We will wait until the weather allows us to go ahead.

3. Nicholas Smith:

   There is also a sense of relief at seeing Abe turn his attention back to the economy after putting so much of his focus toward a controversial security bill, the markets need him to keep an eye on the economy, and he's starting to do that because of the elections ahead.

4. Prime Minister Beata Szydlo:

   There is a difficult time for coal mining ahead of us, but I believe that together, with joint actions of the government, the state and the coal miners it will be possible to create good prospects for the coal industry. It has to be merged with the electricity sector.

5. Melania Trump:

   Congratulations to my husband, he was working very hard. And he loves you, we love you and we are going ahead to Nevada and we'll see what happens.

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