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English Dictionary: ahead	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ahead adv 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(s): ahead, in front, 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" Synonym(s): ahead, forward Antonym(s): back, backward 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(s): ahead, onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader 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(s): ahead, in advance, 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" 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(s): ahead, out front, in the lead adj having the leading position or higher score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the pennant race" Synonym(s): ahead(p), in the lead, leading
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ahead \Ahead"\, adv. [Pref. a- + head.] 1. In or to the front; in advance; onward. The island bore but a little ahead* of us. --Fielding. 2. Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. {To go ahead}. (a) To go in advance. (b) To go on onward. (c) To push on in an enterprise. [Colloq] {To get ahead of}. (a) To get in advance of. (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [Colloq.]