Ahead — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having the leading position or higher score in a contest

at or in the front

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kænθˈʌθi/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈəʊlamp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈəʊlamp/

2 syllables Say it as /kænθˈʌθi/.

Examples

he is ahead by a pawn
the leading team in the pennant race
I see the lights of a town ahead

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

onwards leading forwards beforehand forrader onward in the lead in front before out front forward in advance

Antonyms

backward back

Parts of Speech

adjective	having the leading position or higher score in a contest “he is ahead by a pawn”
adverb	at or in the front “I see the lights of a town ahead”
adverb	toward the future; forward in time “I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring”
adverb	in a forward direction “go ahead”
adverb	ahead of time; in anticipation “when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount”
adverb	to a more advanced or advantageous position “a young man sure to get ahead”
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”
adverb	leading or ahead in a competition “the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

voraus

die führende Position oder eine höhere Punktzahl in einem Wettbewerb haben

🇫🇷French

devant

avoir la position de leader ou un score plus élevé dans un concours

🇪🇸Spanish

adelante

tener la posición de liderazgo o la puntuación más alta en un concurso

🇮🇹Italian

avanti

avere la posizione di leader o il punteggio più alto in una competizione

🇳🇱Dutch

vooruit

de leidende positie of een hogere score hebben in een wedstrijd

🇵🇹Portuguese

à frente

ter a posição de liderança ou pontuação mais alta em uma competição

🇷🇺Russian

предстоящий

занимать лидирующую позицию или иметь более высокий балл в соревновании

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आगे

किसी प्रतियोगिता में अग्रणी स्थान या उच्च अंक प्राप्त करना

🇧🇩Bengali

এগিয়ে

একটি প্রতিযোগিতায় শীর্ষস্থানীয় অবস্থান বা উচ্চ স্কোর থাকা

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னால்

ஒரு போட்டியில் முன்னணி நிலை அல்லது அதிக மதிப்பெண் பெற்றிருத்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ముందుకు

ఒక పోటీలో ప్రముఖ స్థానం లేదా ఎక్కువ స్కోర్ కలిగి ఉండటం

🇮🇳Marathi

पुढे

स्पर्धेत अग्रगण्य स्थान किंवा उच्च स्कोअर असणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

આગળ

હરીફાઈમાં અગ્રણી સ્થાન અથવા ઉચ્ચ સ્કોર મેળવવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮುಂದೆ

ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಸ್ಥಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸ್ಕೋರ್ ಹೊಂದಿರುವ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മുന്നോട്ട്

ഒരു മത്സരത്തിൽ മുൻനിര സ്ഥാനമോ ഉയർന്ന സ്‌കോറോ ഉള്ളത്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅੱਗੇ

ਇੱਕ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੋਹਰੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਉੱਚ ਸਕੋਰ ਹੋਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

آگے

کسی مقابلے میں سرفہرست پوزیشن یا اس سے زیادہ اسکور حاصل کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

前面

在比赛中处于领先地位或得分较高

🇯🇵Japanese

先に

コンテストでトップの位置またはより高いスコアを獲得する

🇰🇷Korean

앞으로

대회에서 선두 이상의 점수를 획득한 자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

phía trước

có vị trí dẫn đầu hoặc có số điểm cao hơn trong một cuộc thi

🇹🇭Thai

ข้างหน้า

มีตำแหน่งนำหรือคะแนนสูงกว่าในการแข่งขัน

🇮🇩Indonesian

di depan

memiliki posisi terdepan atau skor lebih tinggi dalam sebuah kontes

🇵🇭Filipino

sa unahan

pagkakaroon ng nangungunang posisyon o mas mataas na marka sa isang paligsahan

🇲🇾Malay

di hadapan

mempunyai kedudukan utama atau markah yang lebih tinggi dalam pertandingan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قدما

الحصول على المركز الأول أو أعلى الدرجات في المسابقة

🇮🇷Persian

جلوتر

داشتن موقعیت برتر یا امتیاز بالاتر در یک مسابقه

🇹🇷Turkish

ilerde

Bir yarışmada lider konuma veya daha yüksek puana sahip olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָדִימָה

בעל המיקום המוביל או ציון גבוה יותר בתחרות

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The primary meaning of 'ahead' is 'having the leading position or higher score in a contest'.

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