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# ahead

adverb (ahead; ahead of)

«ahead» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Ahead means in front, or further on: a runner who is ahead is in front of the others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#m1)
2. Ahead means in the future, still to come. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#m2)
3. Ahead means winning, with more points. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#m3)
4. «Go ahead» means you may start or do it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#m4)

### In the lessons

a difference between two amounts in a race or a game; also time still to come; phrases «ahead of», «go ahead», «plan ahead», «look ahead», «ahead of time», «get ahead»

### Examples

- Lily is 30 meters ahead of Sam. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x1)
- The Reds are 7 points ahead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x2)
- He reads 20 pages ahead of the class. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x3)
- There are 3 days ahead before the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x4)
- Go ahead and start eating. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x5)
- Look ahead when you ride your bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x6)
- We planned ahead for the trip. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x7)
- The road ahead is closed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x8)
- We finished the project ahead of time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x9)
- She was two steps ahead of her brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x10)
- While the witch was swimming across the water, Prince Ivan got a long way ahead. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/#x11)

### Note

«X ahead of Y» tells a difference: X = Y + the amount ahead. Trap: to find the one behind, you take away, not add. The opposite is «behind».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «ahead» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ahead/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«ahead» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ahead.html) on Mova free.