ahead
adverb
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
- arrow points to the broader concept
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Senses
Sense 1 adverb
at or in the front
I see the lights of a town ahead
Sense 2 adverb
toward the future; forward in time
I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring
Related & opposite
- backward antonym
Sense 3 adverb
in a forward direction
go ahead
Sense 4 adverb
ahead of time; in anticipation
when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount
Sense 5 adverb
to a more advanced or advantageous position
a young man sure to get ahead
Sense 6 adverb
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
Sense 7 adverb
leading or ahead in a competition
the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | backward |