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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Ahead \A*head"\, adv. [Pref. a- + head.]
1. In or to the front; in advance; onward.
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The island bore but a little ahead of us.
--Fielding.
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2. Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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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.]
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
--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.]