ahead
at or in the front
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,469 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 12,494 times across 173,643 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
adverb
- at or in the front also: in front, before I see the lights of a town aheadthe road ahead is foggy
- toward the future; forward in time also: forward I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bringI look forward to seeing you
- in a forward direction also: onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader go aheadthe train moved ahead slowly
- ahead of time; in anticipation also: in advance, beforehand when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discountWe like to plan ahead
- to a more advanced or advantageous position a young man sure to get aheadpushing 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 Mondaypushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday
adjective
- having the leading position or higher score in a contest also: in the lead, leading he is ahead by a pawnthe leading team in the pennant race
ahead in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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And, as he insisted, “Go ahead,” she said: “we are rich enough.”
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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A remnant of the class ahead crossed them--and there was Brant, her brother.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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IV On they trudged, the boy plodding sturdily ahead, the little girl slipping mountain-fashion behind.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1
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It was not yet supper-time, but Vrouw Vedder was always ahead of the clock with the work.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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She had kept ahead of every one the whole time; and yet she neither walked nor ran.
The Water-Babies · Charles Kingsley · Chapter 1