English Online Dictionary. What means ahead? What does ahead mean?
English
Etymology
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".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈhɛd/
- Rhymes: -ɛd
- Hyphenation: ahead
Adverb
ahead (not comparable)
- At or towards the front; in the direction one is facing or moving.
- So as to be further advanced, either spatially or in an abstract sense.
- In or for the future.
- To a later time.
- Set the clock ahead an hour.
- Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 20th to the 21st.
- At an earlier time; beforehand; in advance.
- To an earlier time.
- Push the deadline ahead a day, from the 21st to the 20th.
Antonyms
- (nautical) astern
- behind
Hyponyms
- straight ahead
Derived terms
Related terms
- ahead of
Translations
References
- “ahead”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
- aahed