Ahead

Definition: Ahead

Ahead

Adjective

1. Having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race".

Adverb

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".

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".

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".

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".

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".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "ahead" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references)

Note: Ahead \A*head"\, adverb. [Prefix a- head.]. (references)

Food & Agriculture

Literature

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonyms: Ahead

Front

Adverb: before; in front, in the van, in advance; ahead, right ahead; forehead, foremost; in the foreground, in the lee of; before one's face, before one's eyes; face to face, vis-a-vis; front a front.

Precession

Adverb: in advance, before, ahead, in the van, in the lead; foremost, headmost; in front; at the head, out in front; way out in front, far ahead.

Sequence

Adverb: forward, onward; forth, on, ahead, under way, en route for, on one's way, on the way, on the road, on the high road, on the road to; in progress; in mid progress; in transitu.

Transcursion

Adverb: beyond the mark, ahead.

Crosswords: Ahead

I had my whole life ahead of me. (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

The future lay sparkling ahead, and we thought we would know each other forever (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

If they were to give me two more excavators, I'd be a year ahead of the plan by now. (Doctor Zhivago; writing credit: Boris Pasternak; Robert Bolt)

Fine, go ahead and marry her, you one-balled bastard (While You Were Sleeping; writing credit: Daniel G. Sullivan; Fredric LeBow)

Hey Stinker don't get too far ahead! (The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers; writing credit: Frances Walsh)

Go ahead and throw the book at me. (Love in the First Degree; performing artist: Alabama; writing credit: Jim Hurt and Tim DuBois)

Loneliness up ahead, emptiness behind (From The Bottom Of My Broken Heart; performing artist: Britney Spears)

So go ahead and make it rain (Summer Rain; performing artist: Carl Thomas)

So much of life ahead (We've Only Just Begun; performing artist: Carpenters)

The future's bright ahead (Don't Be Cruel; performing artist: Cheap Trick)

Reagan Wins on Budget, but More Lies Ahead (references; author: unknown)

Learning is forging ahead. Thinking is foraging a head. (references; author: unknown)

The task ahead of us is never as great as the Power behind us. (references; author: unknown)

Our eyes are placed in front because it is more important to look ahead than look back. (references; author: unknown)

Getting Ahead (1964)

No Safety Ahead (1958)

The Colonies Look Ahead (1957)

One Jump Ahead (1954)

The Benefits of Looking Ahead (1950)

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Books

• The Greatest Bull Market in History, 2003-2008: Investment, Business and Life Strategies - For the Great Boom Ahead and the Great Bust to Follow (reference)

• Why Good Girls Don't Get Ahead... but Gutsy Girls Do: 9 Secrets Every Working Woman Must Know (reference)

• 50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Disaster-Proof Your Finances: How to Plan Ahead to Protect Yourself and Your Loved Ones and Survive Any Crisis (reference)

• Ahead of All Parting: The Selected Poetry and Prose of Rainer Maria Rilke (reference)

• Proactive Sales Management: How to Lead, Motivate, and Stay Ahead of the Game (reference)

  (more book examples)

Periodicals

• Directions : Looking Ahead In Healthcare (reference)

• Farming Ahead (reference)

• Moving Ahead (reference)

• Women Looking Ahead (reference)

  (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies

• How To Get Ahead in Advertising - Criterion Collection (reference)

• Grateful Dead: Dead Ahead (reference)

• Road Construction Ahead (reference)

• Training for Sport Specific Speed Part 1, Straight Ahead Speed (reference)

  (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music

• Phorceful Ahead (reference)

• Straight Ahead (reference)

• You Put That Dog Ahead of Me (reference)

  (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)

Consumer Goods

• Thomas the Tank Engine Full Steam Ahead 5 piece Bedding Set (reference)

  (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)

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Pantropical spotted dolphin swimming ahead of the NOAA Ship RUDE Stenella attenuata. Credit: NOAA's Ark (Animals).

Sign says 23% grade ahead White 1 and 1/2 ton truck Astro party of C.V. Hodgson. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Duplex measures, carrying the rear bar ahead After making contact, the rear bar was moved to the forward position It was then realigned horizontally, vertically, and for azimuth on the base line Fig. No. 9, Appendix No. 3, Report of Superintendent ... 1901, p. 244. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Bill Love avertising free service ahead on the road to Flaxman Island. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Dolphin running ahead of the JOHN N. COBB. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Approaching thunderstorm with lead gust front. Rain-cooled air from the storm moves out ahead of the storm. It ploughs under the warm moist air forming a flat"shelf cloud.". Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).

Horizontal cloud is ahead of tornado motion while near vertical cloud is behind. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).

The thunderstorm dead ahead is being studied with the RONALD H. BROWN's Doppler Radar during storm dynamic studies in the equatorial Pacific during KWAJEX. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.

U.S. Marines advance after Marine close-air fighters plaster targets ahead during fighting in Korea. Billowing smoke and flames from the small, tight target areas bear out the accuracy of the flying Leathernecks' marksmanship. (Marine Corps photo).

Herd of Elk crossing road ahead. Credit: D. Smith.

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Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

And as we walk, we must make the pledge that we shall march ahead. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1892)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

The work is going ahead there too.

And the women went quickly, quietly back into the houses and herded the children ahead of them

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Health

Whether or not a new treatment will work cannot be known ahead of time. (references)

Americans tend to eat high-fat foods, and put taste and convenience ahead of nutrition. (references)

Patients should be evaluated by pulmonologists and surgeons, working together before going ahead with this treatment. (references)

Business

Nevertheless, EGAT expects all major power projects to move ahead. (references)

Nonetheless, a number of challenges lie ahead for the Korean economy. (references)

Cable TV in Ukraine, according to industry specialists, is ahead of other NIS countries. (references)

Civil Liberties

Hong Kong

Since the handover, the police have objected to 8 demonstrations, three of which went ahead after the demonstration organizers altered their plans. (references)

Singapore

The three were told that they could be charged in court if they went ahead with a planned screening of the film at the Singapore International Film Festival. (references)

China

In January 119 dissidents sent an open letter urging the Government to release jailed colleagues ahead of the Lunar New Year festival, stating that it would help Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. (references)

Economic History

Spain

Spain is ahead of the European directives. (references)

Poland

Poland also has forged ahead on its economic integration with the West. (references)

Nepal

Nepal is moving ahead with a variety of public and private hydroelectric projects. (references)

Human Rights

Panama

However, the authorities arrange appointments ahead of time, and monitors generally speak to prisoners in the presence of guards or administrators. (references)

Yugoslavia

Many observers noted that the timing of Stambolic's disappearance (only a few weeks ahead of scheduled elections), and the fact that the state-run media remained largely silent on the incident, suggested complicity by the Milosevic regime and the Serbian security service. (references)

Political Economy

EL SALVADOR

This rating is ahead of many other Latin American countries. (references)

Political Rights

Mali

Despite governmental pressure to move ahead with decentralization, the nonparliamentary opposition says that the Government is moving too fast and should implement the process step by step as administrators lack adequate funding to govern effectively. (references)

Trade

Russia

Russian banks issue letters of credit only when the Russian buyer can deposit the requisite funds ahead of time. (references)

Turkey

Time in Turkey is Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) plus two hours, and it is seven hours ahead of Eastern Standard Time. (references)

Travel

Kuwait

It is important to plan ahead. (references)

Vietnam

Then, Vietnam is eleven hours ahead. (references)

Greece

Athens time is 7 hours ahead of eastern standard time. (references)

Women

Austria

To remedy this circumstance, the law requires hiring women of equivalent qualifications ahead of men in civil service areas in which less than 40 percent of the employees are women; however, there are no penalties for failing to attain the 40 percent target. (references)

Worker Rights

Mexico

Wages in most union contracts appeared to keep pace with or ahead of inflation, but most workers had not yet regained buying power lost over the past decade. (references)

Yugoslavia

The law provides for the right to strike; however, the Law on Strikes restricts the right for employees in "essential service production enterprises," such as education, electric power, and postal services, and these employees must announce their strikes at least 15 days ahead and must ensure that a "minimum level of work" is provided. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "ahead": ahead dummy ♦ ahead eccentric ♦ ahead of ♦ ahead of his time ♦ ahead of the game ♦ ahead of the times ♦ ahead of time ♦ ahead steam ♦ be ahead ♦ be ahead of ♦ be ahead of one's time ♦ be ahead of schedule ♦ be ahead of smb. ♦ be ahead of time ♦ be streets ahead of smb. ♦ breakers ahead ♦ date ahead ♦ Dead ahead ♦ ease ahead ♦ far ahead ♦ forge ahead ♦ full ahead ♦ full speed ahead ♦ full steam ahead ♦ get ahead ♦ get ahead of ♦ get ahead of smb. ♦ go ahead ♦ go ahead of smb. ♦ go ahead with ♦ go ahead with smth. ♦ go ahead wuth ♦ go on ahead ♦ go straight ahead ♦ half speed ahead ♦ heave a ship ahead ♦ i have a hard job ahead of me ♦ jump ahead ♦ keep ahead ♦ keep ahead of ♦ leap ahead ♦ lie ahead ♦ look ahead ♦ mouse ahead ♦ plan ahead ♦ plow ahead ♦ press ahead with ♦ pull ahead ♦ push ahead ♦ ride on ahead ♦ right ahead ♦ riving ahead ♦ roadwork ahead ♦ rock ahead ♦ run ahead ♦ sail full steam ahead ♦ send on ahead ♦ set ahead ♦ shoot ahead ♦ shoot ahead of ♦ steam ahead ♦ straight ahead ♦ straight on ahead ♦ streets ahead ♦ streets ahead of ♦ stride ahead ♦ think ahead ♦ thrust ahead ♦ To get ahead ♦ To get ahead of ♦ To go ahead ♦ To heave a ship ahead ♦ To shoot ahead ♦ with the wind ahead. Additional references.

Beginning with "ahead": ahead-of-its-time, ahead-of-the-game.

Ending with "ahead": straight-ahead.

Containing "ahead": go-ahead spirit, go-ahead type.

Afrikaans

vorentoe (foreward, on), voort (foreward, on), voorheen (formerly, previously). (various references)

Albanian

përpara (afore, along, before, ere, erst, erstwhile, fore, foremost, forth, forward, frontward, frontwards, in advance, in front, in front of, of old, onward, or, past, preliminary, previous to, prior to). (various references)

Arabic 

‏في الطليعة, ‏فى مقدمة, ‏قدما, ‏إلي الأمام, ‏أمام (before, in front of, opposite). (various references)

Aymara

nayrt'aña (to move ahead). (various references)

Basque

zuzen-zuzen (straight ahead). (various references)

Breton

rag-eeun (straight ahead). (various references)

Bulgarian 

отпред (at the front, before, fore, from the front, in front), напред (along, forth, forward, frontwards, onward). (various references)

Chinese 

前頭 (above, at the head, in front), 前方 (the front), 向前 (forward, forwarding, Forwardly). (various references)

Croatian

naprijed. (various references)

Czech

zpředu (from the front), vpředu (forward), napřed (before, first of all, foremost, in front, onward, onwards), kupředu (forwards, onward, onwards, to), dopředu (forth, forwards, onwards). (various references)

Danish

fremad (foreward, on), forhen (formerly, previously). (various references)

Dutch

voorwaarts (foreward, on), vooruit (away we go, foreward, let's start, on), vooraan (formerly, previously), eerder (formerly, previously), daarvoor (formerly, previously). (various references)

Esperanto

antaŭen (foreward, on), antaŭe (formerly, previously). (various references)

Faeroese

fyrst (formerly, previously), frammanundan (formerly, previously), frammanfyri (formerly, previously), frameftir (foreward, on), fram (foreward, on). (various references)

Farsi 

پیش (Along, Before, Beforehand, Fore, Foreside, Forth, Forward, Front, Past, Presence, To), سربجلو (Headfirst, Headlong), جلو (Along, Before, Beforehand, Foreside, Forth, Forward, Up), روبجلو, درامتدادحرکت کسی . (various references)

Finnish

eteenpäin (forward, on, onward). (various references)

Flemish

rechtdoor (straight ahead). (various references)

French

en avant, devant, autrefois, auparavant. (various references)

German

voraus (in front), vorwärts (along, foreward, forrader, forth, forward, forward march, forwards, on, onward), vorne (in the front, up front). (various references)

Greek 

πρόσω, εμπρόσ (along, come along, fore, forth, forward, forwards, front, on, onwards), εμπρός (come in, forward, hello). (various references)

Hebrew 

למפרע (backwards, in advance, retroactively, retrospectively), לפני (before, fore, in front of), קדימה (abreast, advancement, along, eastwards, forward, onward, onwards, precedence, preferment), בראש. (various references)

Hungarian

elöl (fore, frontwards, in front, to mortify). (various references)

Icelandic

áfram. (various references)

Indonesian

di muka, di depan, depan (coming next, front). (various references)

Italian

avanti (along, foreward, forth, forward, in front, on, onward, onwards, straight ahead, walk up), davanti (by, fore, formerly, front, in front, opposite, previously). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

お先に (before, previously), 前に (before), 先に (away, before, beyond, earlier than, formerly, previously, recently), アフリカ民族会議 (a priori, abnormal, abseiling, absinthe, absolutism, abstract, abstract art, abstraction, adding sounds to a soundtrack after a film has been made, African National Congress, Afro, Afro-Cuban rhythm, Afro-hair, ANC, APL, application, application program, application software, apply, approach, approach light, approach shot, apres-guerre, apricot, dubbing, lowering on a rope, postlooping, postrecording, postsynchronization). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

おさきに (before, previously), まえに (before), さきに (away, before, beyond, earlier than, previously, recently), アヘッド . (various references)

Korean 

전방 (Anterior). (various references)

Lombard

prima (formerly, previously), innanz (foreward, on). (various references)

Malay

sebelumnya (formerly, previously). (various references)

Manx

roish (before, ere, previous;before him), kionroish, er y chione, er oaie (forward, onward, onwards). (various references)

Norwegian

fram (forth). (various references)

Papiamen

antes (formerly, previously), dilanti (formerly, previously). (various references)

Pig Latin

aheaday.(various references)

Polish

przedtem (formerly, previously), na przodzie (formerly, previously). (various references)

Portuguese

adiante (fore, foreward, forth, forward, in front, on, upward). (various references)

Portuguese Brazilian

adiante. (various references)

Romanian

înainte (afore, along, before, beforehand, fore, formerly, forth, forward, forwards, in advance, on, onward). (various references)

Russian 

впереди (afore, ahead of, fore, in front of, onward), вперед;впереди, вперед (along, fore, forrader, forward, frontward, frontwards, frontways, frontwise, onward), напролом. (various references)

Serbo-Croatian

spreda (afore, fore, front: in front), napred (afore, along, forth, forward, forwards, on, onward, onwards). (various references)

Somali

hore (first, front). (various references)

Spanish

adelante (come in, foreward, forth, forward, forwards, frontwards, go ahead, go to it, on, onward, onwards, straight ahead, upstair, upstairs, yeah, yes), delante (before, by, fore, formerly, previously), anteriormente (above, formerly, previously). (various references)

Swahili

mbele (foreward, formerly, on, previously). (various references)

Swedish

före (ahead of, before, ere, going, in front, in front of, preparatory to, previous to, prior to, surface). (various references)

Tagalog

noóng úna (formerly, previously), dáti (formerly, previously), bágo (formerly, new, novel, previously). (various references)

Tahitian

mua. (various references)

Thai

เกิน (เช่น ค่าใช้จ่าย) (keep ahead of), พยายามนำไปข้างหน้า (keep ahead), พยายามล่วงหน้าไปก่อน (keep ahead of), นำหน้าในการแข่งขัน (keep ahead), นำหน้า (move ahead, one-up (on)), ทำให้ก้าวหน้า (set ahead), วางไว้ข้างหน้า (lie ahead), มีอยู่ในอนาคต (lie ahead). (various references)

Tswana

pele. (various references)

Turkish

ileri (advanced, along, fast, forth, forward, forwards, further, high, higher, onward, onwards, sophisticated). (various references)

Ukrainian

уперед (along, foremost, forth, forwards, go ahead, on, onward, onwards, straight ahead), спереду (afore, anteriorly), випережаючий, прогресуючий (onward, progressive), попереду (afore, before, fore, prior to). (various references)

Vietnamese 

về phía trước (forth, front), trước (before, former, preceding, previously, prior), lên trước, hơn (above, more, preferably), ở thẳng phía trước; nhanh về phía trước. (various references)

Welsh

ymlaen (along, foreward, on, onward). (various references)

Wolof

kanam. (various references)

Xhosa

qhubeka (Go ahead). (various references)

Zulu

phambili (formerly, previously). (various references)

ante, antecedat, antecede, antecedebat, antecederent, antecedet, antecedite, antehac, anteibit, prior, priora, priore, priorem, priores, priori, prioribus, prioris, priorum, prius. (various references)

Misspellings

"Ahead" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abead, aeac, Aghia, Ahad, ahah, Ahaha, a'haha, Ahamad, ahat, Ahau, Ahava, ahdaf, ahea, ahean, aheard, ahed, Ahhaa, ahhed, ahii, Ahiqar, ahmad, Ahmado, Ahrar, ahsad, Ajwaad, akede, Akhbar, akhdar, Akhlaq, Akhund, Aleuad, Ameda, Amhadu, Ashad, Asheham, Athad, auede, Aveda, axhead, Bhead, chead, ehead, Habad, Hadad, Hajadi, Kheda, Mahabad, Mahuad, thead, wahida, whead, Yahad. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: aahed.

-1 letter: hade, haed, head.

-2 letters: aah, aha, dah, edh, had, hae.

-3 letters: aa, ad, ae, ah, de, ed, eh, ha, he.

+2 letters: abashed, airhead, ashamed, cathead, chamade, charade, fathead, headman, headway, jarhead, saphead, warhead.

+3 letters: acidhead, airheads, ashlared, attached, baldhead, barehead, catheads, cathedra, cephalad, chamades, charades, dahabeah, dahabieh, deadhead, diarrhea, drachmae, fatheads, flathead, hacienda, halloaed, handmade, hangared, harassed, hardcase, hardhead, hardware, hashhead, hazarded, headache, headachy, headband, headgate, headgear, headlamp, headland, headrace, headsail, headsman, headstay, headways, hideaway, jarheads, masthead, meathead, nailhead, railhead, sapheads, sashayed, verandah, warheads.