'ahead' definitions:
Definition of 'ahead'
(from WordNet)
adverb
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" [syn: ahead, in front, before]
adverb
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" [syn: ahead, forward] [ant: back, backward]
adverb
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" [syn: ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader]
adverb
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" [syn: ahead, in advance, beforehand]
adverb
To a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"
adverb
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"
adverb
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" [syn: ahead, out front, in the lead]
adjective
Having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" [syn: ahead(p), in the lead, leading]
Synonyms of 'ahead'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- a cut above,
- above,
- ahead of time,
- alee,
- along,
- ante,
- ascendant,
- before,
- beforehand,
- beforetime,
- betimes,
- better,
- capping,
- chosen,
- distinguished,
- early,
- eclipsing,
- eminent,
- en route to,
- exceeding,
- excellent,
- excelling,
- finer,
- first,
- for,
- fore,
- foremost,
- foresightedly,
- forth,
- forward,
- forwards,
- greater,
- headmost,
- higher,
- in advance,
- in anticipation,
- in ascendancy,
- in front,
- in the ascendant,
- in the forefront,
- in the foreground,
- in the front,
- in the lead,
- major,
- marked,
- of choice,
- on,
- one up on,
- onward,
- onwards,
- outstanding,
- over,
- precociously,
- previous,
- rare,
- rivaling,
- super,
- superior,
- surpassing,
- to the fore,
- to the front,
- topping,
- transcendent,
- transcendental,
- transcending,
- up ahead,
- upper,
- winning