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{
"term": "ahead",
"partOfSpeech": "adverb",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b1",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "further forward in space or time; in front",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "I'll run ahead and warn them."
},
{
"text": "The road ahead was blocked."
},
{
"text": "We've got a lot of hard work ahead."
},
{
"text": "This will create problems in the months ahead."
},
{
"text": "He was looking straight ahead *(= straight forward, in front of him)*."
}
]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "earlier",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "The party was planned weeks ahead."
}
],
"synonyms": "in advance"
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "winning; further advanced",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Our team was ahead by six points."
},
{
"text": "You need to work hard to keep ahead."
}
]
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈhed/",
"audio": "ah/ahead/ahead__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/əˈhed/",
"audio": "ah/ahead/ahead__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent. (originally in nautical use): from a- ‘in, at’ + head."
}