Ahead
[ə'hed] or [ə'hɛd]
Definition
(adj.) having the leading position or higher score in a contest; 'he is ahead by a pawn'; 'the leading team in the pennant race' .
(adv.) 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'.
(adv.) 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'.
(adv.) 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'.
(adv.) 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'.
(adv.) 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'.
(adv.) to a more advanced or advantageous position; 'a young man sure to get ahead'; 'pushing talented students ahead'.
(adv.) 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'.
Inputed by Emilia--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) In or to the front; in advance; onward.
(adv.) Headlong; without restraint.
Checker: Prudence
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. Onward, forward, in advance, in front.[2]. (Naut.) In opposition (said of the wind), against us, in our teeth.
Inputed by Abner
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Forward, afore, afront, onwards
ANT:abaft, astern, behind, aback, aft
Checked by Blanchard
Definition
adv. farther on: in advance: headlong as in the phrase 'to go ahead.'
Inputed by Conrad
Examples
- Well, then, we'll all go ahead and buy up niggers, said the man, if that's the way of Providence,--won't we, Squire? Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- You are travelling several laps ahead of me, my friend, I interrupted. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- This improvement put weaving ahead of spinning, and the weavers were continually calling on the spindlers for more weft yarns. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Michael keeps a horse that can soon get ahead of most other horses; and he could shoot ahead and let us know, if there were any danger. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I got out and walked ahead, going between the trucks and carts and under the wet necks of the horses. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- He looked ahead at the slope and then he looked back toward Robert Jordan. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Slowly but surely the results of the last few thousands of his preliminary experiments had pointed inevitably to a new and fruitful region ahead. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- They cannot be a day's march ahead of us, he exclaimed, the light of battle leaping to his fierce face. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Ursula nestled near him, into his constant warmth, and watched the pale-lit revelation racing ahead, the visible night. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Bonello turned off and followed him and then Piani worked his way out and we followed the two ambulances ahead along the narrow road between hedges. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We heard firing ahead of us. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- We had not gone far when three cannon were fired ahead of us with a sound that seemed to burst something inside my ear. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Few of these islets contained over an acre of ground, but presently we sighted a much larger one directly ahead. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- The block was farther ahead. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- They stood up and looked ahead. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Go ahead, lads, with the try-over. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- They had come through the heavy timber to the cup-shaped upper end of the little valley and he saw where the camp must be under the rim-rock that rose ahead of them through the trees. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- As we neared home, Joe vaguely acknowledging the occasion as an impressive and ceremonious one, went on ahead to open the front door. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Come, he added, jump into my car, we must overtake your father, they are only a little way ahead. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- One night, after receiving a satisfactory report of progress from Mr. Mason, superintendent of the cement plant, he said: The only way to keep ahead of the procession is to experiment. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- In the car ahead, Jane was thinking fast and furiously. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- They were beyond the hearing of the table, Mrs Dengelton had sailed on ahead to the drawing-room, so they were virtually alone. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Read, however, had got through ahead of the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- This goes clear away ahead of anything I ever heard of before. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- We have struck ahead of them,' I said. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- If you must fight, wait till I get you a piece ahead. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Their invention seemed to be far ahead of the times, and their project passed by unappreciated. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Then it began to rise, moving straight ahead again for three or four hundred feet, the propellers picking up their former rate. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Wouldn't you think it was mined ahead or that there was a trap? Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Robert Jordan saw the bulk of the new horses ahead in the dark. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
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