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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Ahead \A*head"\, adverb [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) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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" [syn: {ahead}, {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: {ahead}, {forward}] [ant: {back}, {backward}]
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: {ahead}, {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: {ahead}, {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: {ahead}, {out front}, {in the lead}]
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" [syn: {ahead(p)}, {in the lead}, {leading}]
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