ahead, adv.
freq. cnt. 32
freq. cnt. 32
at or in the front
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 51 freq. cnt.: 30 freq. cnt.: 21
ahead before in front
sample sentences
"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 a forward direction
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
ahead forrader forward forwards onward onwards
sample sentences
"go ahead""the train moved ahead slowly"
"the boat lurched ahead"
"moved onward into the forest"
"they went slowly forward in the mud"
toward the future; forward in time
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 3
ahead forward
sample sentences
"I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring""I look forward to seeing you"
lexical pointers
antonym
lexical pointers
antonym
ahead of time; in anticipation
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 4 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1
ahead beforehand in advance
sample sentences
"when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount""We like to plan ahead"
"should have made reservations beforehand"
leading or ahead in a competition
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
ahead in the lead out front
sample sentences
"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"
to a different or a more advanced time (meaning advanced either toward the present or toward the future)
<adv.all>
ahead
sample sentences
"moved the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday""pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"
to a more advanced or advantageous position
<adv.all>
ahead
sample sentences
"a young man sure to get ahead""pushing talented students ahead"