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Dictionary: a·head   (ə-hĕd') pronunciation
adv.
  1. At or to the front or head.
    1. In advance; before: Pay ahead, and you'll receive a discount.
    2. In or into the future; for the future: planned ahead.
    1. In an advanced position or a configuration registering the future: Set the clock ahead.
    2. At or to a different time; earlier or later: moved the appointment ahead, from Tuesday to Monday.
    1. In a forward direction; onward: The train moved ahead slowly.
    2. In the prescribed direction or sequence for normal use: You won't hear anything unless you roll the tape ahead.
  2. In or into a more advantageous position: wanted to get ahead in life.
idiom:

be ahead

  1. To be winning or in a superior position: The home team was ahead in the second period. Your company is ahead in developing the new technology.


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adverb

    Before the expected time: beforehand, betimes, early. Idioms: ahead of time, in advance, with time to spare. See time.

Antonyms: ahead
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adv

Definition: in front or advance of
Antonyms: behind


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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: adv. - At or in the front. To a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future).

pronunciation If you cannot win, make the one ahead of you break the record. — Jan McKeithen

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - forude, i fremtiden

idioms:

  • ahead of    foran
  • ahead of one's time    forud for sin tid
  • ahead of the game    være i spidsen, føre
  • ahead of the pack    foran de øvrige, foran rosset

Nederlands (Dutch)
voorop, (recht) vooruit

Français (French)
adv. - en avant, devant, (Naut) en avant, en tête, une avance de, (fig) en avance sur (son temps), à venir, à l'avenir

idioms:

  • ahead of    en avance, d'avance, avant
  • ahead of one's time    (être) en avance sur son temps
  • ahead of the game    (dominer) la situation
  • ahead of the pack    (mener) le peloton

Deutsch (German)
adv. - voraus

idioms:

  • ahead of    voraus sein, vor...
  • ahead of one's time    seiner Zeit voraus
  • ahead of the game    in der Lage, mit neuen Entwicklungen fertigzuwerden
  • ahead of the pack    allen voran

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - εμπρός, προς τα εμπρός, πρόσω, από πριν
adj. - προηγούμενος, προπορευόμενος, πρωτύτερος, ενωρίτερος, (καθομ.) κερδισμένος, (μτφ.) ασυγκράτητος, ορμητικός

idioms:

  • ahead of    πριν από, μπροστά από, νωρίτερα από
  • ahead of one's time    που προηγείται της εποχής του
  • ahead of the game    που προηγείται (σε αγώνα, σε ανταγωνισμό)
  • ahead of the pack    μπροστά από τους άλλους, που προηγείται (π.χ. σε πρωτάθλημα)

Italiano (Italian)
avanti, in futuro, davanti

idioms:

  • ahead of one's time    precursore
  • be ahead of    anticipare
  • one step ahead    un passo avanti

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - à frente, na dianteira, para diante
adj. - na frente, adiante

idioms:

  • ahead of one's time    à frente de seu tempo
  • be ahead of    estar à frente de
  • get ahead    tomar a dianteira
  • go ahead    ir em frente
  • one step ahead    um passo à frente

Русский (Russian)
вперед, впереди

idioms:

  • ahead of one's time    обогнать время, быть передовым
  • be ahead of    быть раньше, впереди чего-то
  • get ahead    продвигаться, преуспевать
  • go ahead    идти вперед, идти напролом, быть впереди (на соревнованиях и пр.), вперед!, действуй!
  • one step ahead    на шаг вперед

Español (Spanish)
adv. - delante, a la cabeza, al frente, adelante, avante

idioms:

  • ahead of    llevar ventaja, delante de
  • ahead of one's time    anticiparse a su época
  • ahead of the game    adelantado, más avanzado que otro
  • ahead of the pack    adelantarse a los demás en una carrera o competición, encabezar la pandilla

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - före, framåt
adj. - före, framåt

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
在前, 预先, 向前, 领先

idioms:

  • ahead of    在...前面
  • ahead of one's time    比所处时代先进
  • ahead of the game    赢家
  • ahead of the pack    全...第一

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 在前, 預先, 向前, 領先

idioms:

  • ahead of    在...前面
  • ahead of one's time    比所處時代先進
  • ahead of the game    贏家
  • ahead of the pack    全...第一

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 전방에, 앞장서서

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 前方に, 先に, 勝って

idioms:

  • ahead of one's time    時代に先んじて
  • ahead of the game    勝っている
  • ahead of/before one's time    時代に先んじて
  • ahead of/leading the pack    一団の先頭に
  • be ahead of    前に, 先立って, …より勝って
  • get ahead    進む, 成功する
  • go ahead    前進する, 推し進める, さあ, 先に行く
  • streets ahead    はるか先で

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) متقدما, إلى الأمام, في طليعه (صفه) في المقدمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮קדימה, לפנים, בראש, מראש‬


 
 

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