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AHEAD
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Having the leading position or higher score in a contest
Example:
the leading team in the pennant race
Synonyms:
ahead; in the lead; leading
Classified under:
Similar:
up (being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level)
II. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
At or in the front
Example:
with the cross of Jesus marching on before
Synonyms:
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Sense 2
Meaning:
Ahead of time; in anticipation
Example:
should have made reservations beforehand
Synonyms:
ahead; beforehand; in advance
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Sense 3
Meaning:
In a forward direction
Example:
they went slowly forward in the mud
Synonyms:
ahead; forrader; forward; forwards; onward; onwards
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Adverbs
Sense 4
Meaning:
Leading or ahead in a competition
Example:
the advertising campaign put them out front in sales
Synonyms:
ahead; in the lead; out front
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Adverbs
Sense 5
Meaning:
To a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
Example:
pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday
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Adverbs
Sense 6
Meaning:
To a more advanced or advantageous position
Example:
pushing talented students ahead
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Sense 7
Meaning:
Toward the future; forward in time
Example:
I look forward to seeing you
Synonyms:
ahead; forward
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Adverbs
Antonym:
back (in or to or toward a past time)
Context examples:
He would fear that the police would read his secret, and so he hastened on before they should get ahead of him.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
In setting the new record, Kosgei finished more than six minutes ahead of her competition, completing the race in 2:14:04.
(Kenya's Brigid Kosgei sets new world record at Chicago Marathon, Wikinews)
Advance directives are legal documents that allow you to spell out your decisions about end-of-life care ahead of time.
(Advance Directives, NIH: National Cancer Institute)
With smoke remaining in the Pacific, more particles could be expected to arrive in Brazil in the weeks ahead, depending on wind currents.
(Australian bushfire smoke drifts to South America, SciDev.Net)
We intend to examine when rejectors are motivated to feel better about themselves and when they would rather put the rejectee's needs ahead of their own.
(Sometimes You Shouldn't Say Sorry, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
He waited till it was darker and people had begun to light up their houses, and then seeing a little glimmer ahead of him, he went towards it.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
As for the Scarecrow, having no brains, he walked straight ahead, and so stepped into the holes and fell at full length on the hard bricks.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
He would advance his fore legs and drag up his body with a sort of hitching movement, when he would advance his fore legs and hitch ahead again for a few more inches.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
Pharmacogenomics is being used to learn ahead of time what the best drug or the best dose of a drug will be for a person.
(Pharmacogenomics, NCI Dictionary)
An inflatable balloon attached to the endoscope's tip acts as a stabilizer and a second balloon that is advanced ahead of the endoscope acts as a pulling device.
(Balloon-Guided Endoscopic Procedure, NCI Thesaurus)
