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[ adverb ] at or in the front
Examples "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" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)It was the first time we 've been ahead this season ( when John_Richey kicked what proved to be the winning field_goal ) '' . (Chicago Daily Tribune...)First the Larkins are ahead , then the Jerebohms . (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)It seems likely that the Indian_python comes_out ahead because records of its growth have been made more carefully and frequently ; it responds exceptionally well to captivity and does not reach proportions that make it hard to keep . (Jim Berry Pearson, The Maxwell Land Grant....)They had traveled only a short distance when they spotted five Mexicans riding along a horse-trail across the stream just ahead of them . (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)The shapes of the men ahead of him lacked solidity , as if the whip had stripped them of their very flesh . |
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[ adverb ] in a forward direction
Examples "go ahead" "the train moved ahead slowly" "the boat lurched ahead" "moved onward into the forest" "they went slowly forward in the mud" Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)Ahead there was a stirring of sudden movement at a crossroads . (Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)Andy invented a job to keep him busy , sending him ahead to El_Dorado to supervise last_minute arrangements . |
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[ adverb ] toward the future; forward in time
Synonyms Examples "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring" "I look forward to seeing you" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)Lastly , governmental and private planners will at this stage begin to see large capital requirements looming ahead . |
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[ adjective ] having the leading position or higher score in a contest
Synonyms Examples "he is ahead by a pawn" "the leading team in the pennant race" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)If the dance teachers of America make it their business to prepare their young charges for the gymnastics that must come some_day if our schools are really responsible , we will be that_much ahead . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] ahead of time; in anticipation
Synonyms Examples "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount" "We like to plan ahead" "should have made reservations beforehand" Used in print ("Editorials"...)Whole families are moving and removal_firms are booked for months ahead . |
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[ adverb ] to a more advanced or advantageous position
Examples "a young man sure to get ahead" "pushing talented students ahead" |
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[ adverb ] to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
Examples "moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday" "pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday" |
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[ adverb ] leading or ahead in a competition
Synonyms Examples "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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