ahead

a·head  (-hd)

adv.

1. At or to the front or head.

2.

a. In advance; before: Pay ahead, and you'll receive a discount.

b. In or into the future; for the future: planned ahead.

3.

a. In an advanced position or a configuration registering the future: Set the clock ahead.

b. At or to a different time; earlier or later: moved the appointment ahead, from Tuesday to Monday.

4.

a. In a forward direction; onward: The train moved ahead slowly.

b. In the prescribed direction or sequence for normal use: You won't hear anything unless you roll the tape ahead.

5. In or into a more advantageous position: wanted to get ahead in life.

Idiom:

be ahead

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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ahead

Adverb

1. at or in the front; before

2. forwards: go straight ahead

3. get ahead to achieve success: I was young and hungry to get ahead

Adjective

in a leading position: he is ahead in the polls

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	ahead - having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" in the lead, leading up - being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up"
Adv.	1.	ahead - 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" in front, before
	2.	ahead - 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" forward backward, back - in or to or toward a past time; "set the clocks back an hour"; "never look back"; "lovers of the past looking fondly backward"
	3.	ahead - 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" forrader, onwards, forwards, onward, forward
	4.	ahead - 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" beforehand, in advance
	5.	ahead - to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"
	6.	ahead - 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.	ahead - 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" in the lead, out front

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ahead

adverb 1. in front, on, forwards, in advance, onwards, towards the front, frontwards

adverb 2. at an advantage, in advance, in the lead

adverb 3. in the lead, winning, leading, at the head, to the fore, at an advantage

adverb 4. in front, before, in advance, onwards, in the lead, in the vanguard

Translations

ahead [əˈhɛd] adv → delante;

ahead of → delante de;

(fig) [schedule etc] → antes de;

ahead of time → antes de la hora;

to be ahead of sb (fig) → llevar ventaja or la delantera a algn;

go right or straight ahead → siga adelante;

they were (right) ahead of us → iban (justo) delante de nosotros

ahead [əˈhɛd] adv → en avant; devant;

go right or straight ahead (direction) → allez tout droit;

go ahead! (permission) → allez-y!;

ahead of → devant (fig) [schedule etc] → en avance sur;

ahead of time → en avance;

they were (right) ahead of us → ils nous précédaient (de peu), ils étaient (juste) devant nous

ahead [əˈhɛd] adv → vor uns/ihnen etc;

ahead of (in advance of) → vor +dat;

to be ahead of sb (in progress, ranking) → vor jdm liegen;

to be ahead of schedule → schneller als geplant vorankommen;

ahead of time → zeitlich voraus;

to arrive ahead of time → zu früh ankommen;

go right or straight ahead → gehen/fahren Sie geradeaus;

go ahead! (fig) → machen Sie nur!, nur zu!;

they were (right) ahead of us → sie waren (genau) vor uns

ahead [əˈhɛd] adv → avanti; davanti;

ahead of → davanti a;

(fig) [+ schedule etc]; in anticipo su;

ahead of time → in anticipo;

go ahead! → avanti!;

go right or straight ahead → tiri diritto;

they were (right) ahead of us → erano (proprio) davanti a noi

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ahead

adv ahead [əˈhed]

(often with of) in front; in advance He went on ahead of me; We are well ahead (of our rivals). voor أمَام، مُتَقَدِّم عَلَى напред před; vpředu foran; fremover voraus μπροστά (από) delante ees جلو؛ پیشاپیش edellä en avant (de) לִפְנֵי आगे u prednosti elöl, előre mendahului, di depan á undan davanti a, avanti 前方に 앞쪽에 (ko) priekyje priekšā ke depan vooruit foran; framover przed à frente înainte(a) вперёд; впереди pred, vpredu pred ispred före นำหน้า önde, öne, önden 在前 вперед, наперед آگے phía trước 在前