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a·head

(ə-hĕd′)

adv.

1. At or to the front or head.

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

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

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.

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

(əˈhɛd)

adj

(postpositive) in front; in advance

adv

1. at or in the front; in advance; before

2. onwards; forwards: go straight ahead.

3. in front of; at a further advanced position than

4. before; at an earlier time than

5. (Commerce) stock exchange in anticipation of: the share price rose ahead of the annual figures.

6. (Banking & Finance) stock exchange in anticipation of: the share price rose ahead of the annual figures.

7. be ahead informal to have an advantage; be winning: to be ahead on points.

8. get ahead to advance or attain success

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a•head

(əˈhɛd)

adv.

1. in or to the front; before.

2. in a forward direction; onward.

3. into or for the future: Plan ahead.

4. so as to register a later time: to set the clock ahead.

5. at or to a different time, either earlier or later.

6. onward toward success: to get ahead in the world.

adj.

7. having the highest score so far, as in a competition; presently winning.

Idioms:

ahead of, before or further than.

[1590–1600]

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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

ahead

adverb

1. in front, on, forwards, in advance, onwards, towards the front, frontwards He looked straight ahead.

2. at an advantage, in advance, in the lead Children in smaller classes were 1.5 months ahead in reading.

3. in the lead, winning, leading, at the head, to the fore, at an advantage Australia were ahead throughout the game.

4. in the future, hence, from now on, henceforth, hereafter, in time to come, from this day forward We have to expect a difficult time ahead.

5. in front, before, in advance, onwards, in the lead, in the vanguard You go on ahead. I'll catch you up later.

ahead of

6. before, in front of, in advance of There was a man a few metres ahead of me.

7. in wait for, before, waiting for, awaiting, in store for I tried to think of all the problems that lay ahead of me.

8. before, prior to, earlier than, in advance of The dish may be prepared a day ahead of time and refrigerated

9. further on, in front of, superior to, further advanced He generally stayed ahead of others in academic subjects.

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ahead

adverb

Before the expected time:

beforehand, betimes, early.

Idioms: ahead of time, in advance, with time to spare.

Translations

إِلَى الأَمامأمَام، مُتَقَدِّم عَلَى

vpředupřed

foranforudefremover

voraus vorn

εμπρός επόμενος

delante por delante

edessä

devant en avant prochain suivant auparavant

ispred

á undan

avanti avanti a tutta forza!davanti prevedere andare avanti

前に

앞쪽에

priekyje

priekšā

naprejpred

före

แซง อยู่หน้า

öndeöndenöne

ở phía trước

在…前在前面预先领先

ahead

[əˈhed] ADV

When ahead is an element in a phrasal verb, eg draw ahead, go ahead, look up the verb.

1. (in space, order) → delante
to be ahead (in race) → llevar la delantera, ir (por) delante, ir ganando (fig) → llevar la ventaja, ir a la cabeza
to go on ahead → ir adelante
this put Barcelona three points ahead → esto dio al Barcelona tres puntos de ventaja
to send sb ahead → enviar a algn por delante
see also straight B1

2. (in time) → antes; [book] → con anticipación
there's trouble ahead → han de sobrevenir disgustos, ya se prevén dificultades
there's a busy time ahead → tendremos mucha tarea
to look ahead (fig) → anticipar
to plan ahead → planificar por adelantado or con anticipación
to think ahead → pensar en el futuro

3. ahead of

3.1. (in space, order) → delante de
there were three people ahead of us → había tres personas delante de nosotros
to be ahead of sb (in race, competition) → llevar ventaja a
to get ahead of sb (lit, fig) → adelantarse a algn

3.2. (in time) you'll get there ahead of us → llegarás antes que nosotros
he's two hours ahead of the next competitor → lleva dos horas de ventaja sobre el rival más próximo
share prices rose ahead of the annual report → la cotización subió en anticipación del informe anual
we are three months ahead of schedule → llevamos tres meses de adelanto sobre la fecha prevista
to arrive ahead of time → llegar antes de la hora prevista
to be ahead of one's time → anticiparse a su época
Wagner was two centuries ahead of his time → Wagner se anticipó en dos siglos a su época
the plane is ahead of its time → el avión va por delante de su tiempo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ahead

[əˈhɛd] adv

(in space) → devant
straight ahead
She looked straight ahead → Elle regardait droit devant elle.
ahead of → devant
They were right ahead of us
BUT Ils nous précédaient de peu. → Ils étaient juste devant nous.
She walked ahead of Helena up the steps into the hotel
BUT Elle précéda Helena dans l'escalier qui menait à l'hôtel.
I saw a man ahead of me → Je vis un homme devant moi.
I saw a man thirty metres ahead of me → Je vis un homme trente mètres devant moi.
go straight ahead → allez tout droit
to send sb on ahead → faire partir qn devant
to go on ahead → partir devant
to get ahead of sb (= in front of) → dépasser qn

(in the future) the days ahead → les jours à venir
the months ahead → les mois à venir
a year ahead (= in advance) → une année à l'avance
You should apply about a year ahead → Vous devez soumettre votre candidature un an à l'avance à peu près.
to be ahead of sb [problems, challenges] → attendre qn
I tried to think about all the problems that were ahead of me the next day → J'essayais de penser à tous les problèmes qui m'attendraient le lendemain.
We have a very busy day ahead of us → Une journée très chargée nous attend.
There are difficult times ahead
BUT L'avenir s'annonce difficile.

(= in advance) to be ahead [schedule] → être en avance
ahead of time → en avance
ahead of schedule → en avance sur le planning, en avance sur le calendrier
The election was held six months ahead of schedule → L'élection a eu lieu avec six mois d'avance sur le calendrier.
to finish one minute ahead of sb (in race) → terminer avec une minute d'avance sur qn, finir avec une minute d'avance sur qn
Millar finished 1 minute and 35 seconds ahead of Claveyrolat → Millar a terminé avec 1 minute 35 secondes d'avance sur Claveyrolat.

ahead of (= before) → avant
He is to give a speech ahead of today's meeting → Il doit faire un discours avant la réunion d'aujourd'hui.

(in ability, successfulness)
Children in smaller classes were months ahead → Les enfants des petites classes avaient des mois d'avance.
Henry stayed ahead of the others in the academic subjects → Henry garda son avance sur les autres dans les matières académiques.
Clinton was ahead in the polls → Clinton était en tête dans les sondages.
to be ahead of sb → avoir de l'avance sur qn
to get ahead of sb → prendre de l'avance sur qn

(in classification, points) to be 10 points ahead → avoir 10 points d'avance
The French are 5 points ahead → Les Français ont cinq points d'avance.
The goal put Dublin 2-1 ahead → Grâce à ce goal Dublin menait 2 à 1.

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ahead

adv

there’s some thick cloud ahead → vor uns or da vorne ist eine große Wolke; the mountains lay ahead → vor uns/ihnen etc lagen die Berge; the German runner was/drew ahead → der deutsche Läufer lag vorn/zog nach vorne; he is ahead by about two minutes → er hat etwa zwei Minuten Vorsprung; to stare straight ahead → geradeaus starren; keep straight ahead → immer geradeaus; full speed ahead (Naut, fig) → volle Kraft voraus; we sent him on ahead → wir schickten ihn voraus; in the months ahead → in den bevorstehenden Monaten; I see problems ahead → ich sehe Probleme auf mich/uns etc zukommen; we’ve a busy time ahead → vor uns liegt eine Menge Arbeit; to plan ahead → vorausplanen

ahead of somebody/something → vor jdm/etw; walk ahead of me → geh voran; the leader is two laps ahead of the others → der Führende hat zwei Runden Vorsprung or liegt zwei Runden vor den anderen; we arrived ten minutes ahead of time → wir kamen zehn Minuten vorher an; to be/get ahead of schedule → schneller als geplant vorankommen; the dollar is still ahead of the euro → der Dollar führt immer noch vor dem Euro; to be ahead of one’s time (fig) → seiner Zeit voraus sein

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ahead

[əˈhɛd] adv

a. (in space) → avanti, davanti
ahead of → davanti a
they were (right) ahead of us → erano (proprio) davanti a noi
to go ahead → andare avanti
go ahead! → avanti! (fig) → fai pure!, prego!
to get ahead of sb → superare qn
go right or straight ahead! → vada diritto!

b. (in time, book, plan) → in anticipo
ahead of time → in anticipo
Italy is one hour ahead of Britain at the moment → attualmente l'Italia è un'ora avanti or avanti di un'ora rispetto all'Inghilterra
he finished half an hour ahead of the others → ha finito con mezz'ora di anticipo sugli or rispetto agli altri, ha finito mezz'ora prima degli altri
to look ahead (fig) → guardare avanti, pensare all'avvenire
to be ahead of one's time → precorrere i propri tempi

ahead

(əˈhed) adverb

(often with of) in front; in advance. He went on ahead of me; We are well ahead (of our rivals).

ahead

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ahead

adv. adelante, enfrente, hacia adelante;

look ___ → mire, mira ___.

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Raising my voice to its utmost, I shouted my command to the dwars ahead of me.

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Directly ahead of me in the chain gang was a young woman.

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But Collins, knowing ahead of the lion what the lion was going to do, struck first, with the broom-handle rapping the beast on its tender nose.

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The Tsar and the whole court and crowds of people were all gazing at them--at him, and Mahotin a length ahead of him, as they drew near the "devil," as the solid barrier was called.

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But there is a rival archaeologist who would ask nothing better than to get ahead of me in this matter.

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It was Werper, the murderer, who in the still of the night had heard far away upon the trail ahead of him a sound that had filled his cowardly soul with terror--a sound such as he never before had heard in all his life, nor dreamed that such a frightful thing could emanate from the lungs of a God-created creature.

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Once when he sat down to chat, he told us that in the immigrant car ahead there was a family from `across the water' whose destination was the same as ours.

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But I reckon I got to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest, because Aunt Sally she's going to adopt me and sivilize me, and I can't stand it.

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And it is the voice of the keeper of the ship's anchors that will answer: "Grows right ahead, sir," or "Broad on the bow," or whatever concise and deferential shout will fit the case.

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The figure ahead was that of the black dator of the First Born, Thurid, whose undying enmity I had earned that time I laid him low with my bare hands in the courtyard of the Temple of Issus, and bound him with his own harness before the noble men and women who had but a moment before been extolling his prowess.

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A single glance at the heavens confirmed my suspicions; the constellations which should have been dead ahead were directly starboard.

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Before him, on the right, Rostov saw the front lines of his hussars and still farther ahead a dark line which he could not see distinctly but took to be the enemy.

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