ahead

Reading level: medium

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective having the leading position or higher score in a contest
  2. adverb at or in the front
  3. adverb toward the future; forward in time

Etymology

From a- + head. Perhaps originally a nautical term, beyond the head (of a ship), then drifting into more general English usage where it is used to describe something as being in front of.

In classic literature

Synonyms

in the lead, leading

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