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say it: uh-HED
ahead is an adverb and adjective meaning "at or in the front". It is pronounced /əˈhɛd/ — uh-HED. It carries 8 recorded senses.
toward the future; forward in time
“I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring”
“I look forward to seeing you”
ahead of time; in anticipation
“when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount”
“We like to plan ahead”
“should have made reservations beforehand”
to a more advanced or advantageous position
“a young man sure to get ahead”
“pushing talented students ahead”
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”
“pushed the deadline ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday”
leading or ahead in a competition
“the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch”
“ahead by two pawns”
“our candidate is in the lead in the polls”
“way out front in the race”
“the advertising campaign put them out front in sales”
having the leading position or higher score in a contest
“he is ahead by a pawn”
“the leading team in the pennant race”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for ahead come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.