Definition of Ahead

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ahead
adv. forward; in advance

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AHEAD Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries

Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary
Ahead of you
Used for listed equity securities. At the same price but entered ahead of your order/interest, usually referring to the specialist's book. See: Behind, matched orders, priority, stock ahead.


AHEAD Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ahead
(adv.)
In or to the front; in advance; onward.
  
(adv.)
Headlong; without restraint.
  

WordNet 2.0
ahead

Adjective
1. having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race"
(synonym) ahead(p), in the lead, leading
(similar) up

Adverb
1. 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"
(synonym) in front, before
2. 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"
(synonym) forward
(antonym) back, backward
3. 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"
(synonym) onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader
4. 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"
(synonym) in advance, beforehand
5. to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students ahead"
6. 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. 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"
(synonym) out front, in the lead

hEnglish - advanced version
ahead

ahead
\a*head"\ (&?;), adv. [pref. a- + head.]
1. in or to the front; in advance; onward. the island bore but a little ahead of us.
2. headlong; without restraint. [obs.]


  similar words(12) 




 ahead of time 
 set ahead 
 to shoot ahead 
 to heave a ship ahead 
 dead ahead 
 thrust ahead 
 pull ahead 
 go-ahead 
 to go ahead 
 get ahead 
 to get ahead of 
 to get ahead 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
ahead
roimh

English Phonetics


AHEAD Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries

maritime&shipping&trade
AHEAD
In a forward direction.

Nautical Know How Glossary of Boating Terms
AHEAD
In a forward direction.


AHEAD Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries

English - Klingon
go ahead
v. ruch


AHEAD Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Nero AG
Nero AG is a German software company based in KarlsbadGermany. The company is best known for its CD and DVD-authoring software package, Nero Burning ROM. In partnership with Ateme corporation, Nero AG develops and markets the Nero Digital suite of MPEG-4 audio & video compression software, and is involved with several other software projects relating to multimedia applications.

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