ahead

[uh-hed] / əˈhɛd /

ADVERB

in front or advance of

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advanced along before earlier forward

STRONG

beforehand forwards onward onwards

WEAK

advancing ante antecedently at an advantage at the head first fore foremost in the foreground in the lead leading on precedent precedently preceding previous progressing to the fore

Antonyms

STRONGEST

behind

Example Sentences

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Earlier, Harry Styles had opened the night with a performance of his new single "Aperture", ahead of the much-anticipated release of his new album next Friday.

From Barron's

Palace were ahead of United in the table when the two sides met on 30 November.

From BBC

If not, another Brit Award winner, PinkPantheress - who was named producer of the year ahead of the event - might be able to help her, after she temporarily became the official voice of the Manchester Metrolink.

From BBC

The Iran conflict comes ahead of Sunday’s monthly meeting of eight major oil producers, a group known as the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies, or OPEC+.

From MarketWatch

The move followed warnings from Tehran ahead of the war that it would retaliate aggressively and draw the whole region into the conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal

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