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ahead::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | in the lead, leading |
he is ahead by a pawn.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | in the lead, out front |
the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch.
ahead by two pawns.
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | beforehand, in advance |
when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount.
We like to plan ahead.
Examples of ahead
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He finished far ahead of Detroit center fielder Austin Jackson for the AL honor.
From the stltoday.com
The Indians scored just 43 points and finished 56 ahead of GSL rival University.
From the thenewstribune.com
Whatever their product is though, their team is confident about what lies ahead.
From the omaha.com
Phillips scored the first eight points of a 12-0 run that put Xavier ahead 17-6.
From the sacbee.com
The Bank of Portugal concurred, saying Tuesday that even darker times lie ahead.
From the bostonherald.com
The win kept the Spurs at least 1 games ahead of the surging Los Angeles Lakers.
From the usatoday.com
Hannah Graham followed by getting hit with a pitch, driving in the go-ahead run.
From the dailyherald.com
Even Jerry Jones hasn't beaten it out of us, although he may be ahead on points.
From the sacbee.com
Three weeks earlier, inspections were running 32 percent ahead of the 2009 pace.
From the bloomberg.com
- Ahead(p): having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- 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"
- To a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students 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"
- In or to the front; in advance; onward; Having progressed more; In the direction one is facing or moving
- Forward-as in the nautical phrase "Full speed ahead."
