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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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The island bore but a little ahead of us.
                                                    --Fielding.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.]
            [1913 Webster]

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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  ahead
       adj : having the leading position or higher score in a contest;
             "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in the
             pennant race" [syn: ahead(p), in the lead, leading]
       adv 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" [syn: 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" [syn: forward] [ant: back, back]
       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" [syn: 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" [syn: 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" [syn: out front, in the lead]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ahead
     Αγγλικά adv.
     1 μπροστά, είμαι πιο μπροστά στο χώρο ή στο χρόνο
     2 περνάω, τα καταφέρνω καλύτερα σε κάτι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  a-head
     Scots adv.
     On the head.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ahead
     adv.
     1 At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
     2 So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract
  sense.
     3 In or for the future.
     4 To a later time.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  ahead
     adv.
     1 At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
     2 So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract
  sense.
     3 In or for the future.
     4 To a later time.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  ahead
     adv.
     1 At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
     2 So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract
  sense.
     3 In or for the future.
     4 To a later time.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  ahead
     adv.
     1 At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
     2 So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract
  sense.
     3 In or for the future.
     4 To a later time.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ahead
     Englanti adv.
     1 edellä; edessäpäin; eteenpäin
     2 (''merenkulku'') keulan edessä
     3 (''kuvaannollinen'') odotettavissa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ahead
     Engelska adv.
     1 i förväg; längre framskriden
     2 i riktning rakt framåt; framför
     3 i framtiden; framför (sig)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-afr ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  1. voorheen, vroeër
  2. voort, vorentoe

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  في المقدّمة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  ahead //əˈhɛd// 
  напред, отпред
  in or to the front

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  napřed

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/ 
  dopředu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  vpředu

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  vpřed

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  voraus, vorwärts, voran 
        "be (far) ahead of sb."  - jdm. (weit) voraus sein
   see: dead ahead
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  vorn, vorne, voraus 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  vorneweg, vornweg 
     Synonym: in front
  
   see: walk ahead
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  ahead //əˈhɛd// 
  1. edessä
  2. etuajassa
  at an earlier time
  3. edessä, ennalta
  in or for the future
  4. edellä, edessä
  in or to the front
  5. edellä
  so as to be further advanced

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  ahead /ɑːed/
  1. auparavant, autrefois, devant
  2. en avant

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/ 
  1. आगे
        "Go ahead."

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  ispred, na čelu, nad, naprijed, sprijeda

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  1. elöl
  2. elôre

From English-Italian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-ita ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  1. davanti
  2. avanti

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  ahead //əˈhɛd// 
  先に
  in or to the front

From English-Latin FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.2 :   [ freedict:eng-lat ]

  ahead /ɑːed/
  ante, antehac

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  ahead /əˈhed/ 
   1.  w przód
   2.  przed
   3.  naprzód
   4.  prowadzący

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  ahead /ɑːed/
  1. anteriormente, antes, em lugar anterior
  2. adiante, avante, para frente

From English-Spanish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 :   [ freedict:eng-spa ]

  ahead /ɑːed/
  1. anteriormente, delante
  2. adelante

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  ahead /ɐhˈɛd/
  1. ileri, ileride, başta, önde. get ahead başa geçmek.

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/əˈhɛd/

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  68 Moby Thesaurus words for "ahead":
     a cut above, above, ahead of time, alee, along, ante, ascendant,
     before, beforehand, beforetime, betimes, better, capping, chosen,
     distinguished, early, eclipsing, eminent, en route to, exceeding,
     excellent, excelling, finer, first, for, fore, foremost,
     foresightedly, forth, forward, forwards, greater, headmost, higher,
     in advance, in anticipation, in ascendancy, in front,
     in the ascendant, in the forefront, in the foreground,
     in the front, in the lead, major, marked, of choice, on, one up on,
     onward, onwards, outstanding, over, precociously, previous, rare,
     rivaling, super, superior, surpassing, to the fore, to the front,
     topping, transcendent, transcendental, transcending, up ahead,
     upper, winning
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  ad. 向前地,胜于,在...前面;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     ad. 向前,在前,提前,领先

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