ahead of

a·head of

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-hed uhv, ov]
- /əˈhɛd ʌv, ɒv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uh-hed uhv, ov]
- /əˈhɛd ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of ahead of words

phrase ahead of If someone is ahead of you, they are directly in front of you. If someone is moving ahead of you, they are in front of you and moving in the same direction. 3
phrase ahead of If an event or period of time lies ahead of you, it is going to happen or take place soon or in the future. 3
phrase ahead of In a competition, if a person or team does something ahead of someone else, they do it before the second person or team. 3
prepositional phrase ahead of If something happens ahead of an event or time, it happens before that event or time. 3
phrase ahead of If something happens ahead of schedule or ahead of time, it happens earlier than was planned. 3
phrase ahead of If someone is ahead of someone else, they have made more progress and are more advanced in what they are doing. 3

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Parts of speech for Ahead of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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