Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ahead"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Ahead \A*head"\, adv. [Pref. a- + head.]
1. In or to the front; in advance; onward.

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

2. Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.

{To go ahead}.
(a) To go in advance.
(b) To go on onward.
(c) To push on in an enterprise. [Colloq]

{To get ahead of}.
(a) To get in advance of.
(b) To surpass; to get the better of. [Colloq.]

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

ahead
adj : 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}]
adv 1: 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: {in
front}, {before}]
2: 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: {forward}] [ant: {back}, {back}]
3: 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: {onward},
{onwards}, {forward}, {forwards}, {forrader}]
4: 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: {in
advance}, {beforehand}]
5: to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man
sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"
6: 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"
7: 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: {out front}, {in the lead}]


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