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a·head

ahead

 
pronunciation:
hed
phrases:
get ahead
part of speech: adverb
definition 1: in front of; in advance of.
She walked ahead.
antonyms:
after, behind
similar words:
early
definition 2: forward; onward.
Let's forge ahead.
antonyms:
backward
similar words:
forth, forward, onward
definition 3: in the future.
Dangerous times lie ahead.
definition 4: for the future.
You should think ahead.
antonyms:
backward
definition 5: into a relatively better situation.
He worked hard to get ahead.
definition 6: in a position of having progressed more quickly than is necessary or expected.
I am ahead in my studying this semester.
antonyms:
behind
phrase: get ahead