ahead
/əˈhed/adverb
उच्चारण अहेड
आगे
Core word
- 1
further forward in space or time; in front; earlier; in the future; winning
आगे
- Go straight ahead.
- plan ahead
- India is ahead.
+ 4 more examples
- The road ahead is closed because of the flood.
- The teacher told us to read the next chapter ahead of the class.
- India were ahead by thirty runs at lunch.
- Book your tickets well ahead of the festival.
Synonyms forward in front in advance onward
Opposite behind
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
ahead of sb / sth
Use ahead of for being in front of, or earlier than, a person, a thing or a plan.
किसी व्यक्ति, वस्तु या योजना के आगे या उससे पहले होने के लिए 'ahead of' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The bus is ahead of us.
- The project finished ahead of schedule.
ahead (adverb) of direction / time
Ahead alone means further forward or into the future.
अकेला 'ahead' आगे की ओर या भविष्य में का अर्थ देता है।
- Look straight ahead and walk slowly.
- Radhika is planning ahead for the interview.
go ahead / press ahead / forge ahead
Phrases with ahead mean to continue or begin, often boldly.
'Ahead' वाले वाक्यांशों का अर्थ आगे बढ़ना या शुरू करना है, प्रायः साहस के साथ।
- Go ahead and ask your question.
- The college is pressing ahead with the new library.
ahead of time / ahead of schedule
These fixed phrases mean earlier than expected; there is no the after of.
ये स्थिर वाक्यांश अपेक्षा से पहले का अर्थ देते हैं; 'of' के बाद 'the' नहीं लगता।
- The train arrived ahead of time.
be ahead (in score / race)
In a contest, ahead means leading.
प्रतियोगिता में 'ahead' का अर्थ आगे चल रहा होना है।
- India were ahead by thirty runs at tea.
+Collocations 5
verb + ahead
goplanlookmoveforge
- We must plan ahead for the exam.
ahead of + noun
ahead of scheduleahead of timeahead of the packahead of the gameahead of the rest
- She is well ahead of the rest of the class.
adverb + ahead
straightrightwellfarjust
- The petrol pump is just ahead.
noun + ahead
road aheaddays aheadweek aheadyear aheadchallenge ahead
- There are tough days ahead.
ahead + time phrase
aheadofscheduleaheadoftimeaheadofthecurve
- The bridge was completed ahead of schedule.
“More examples 6
- Turn left, and the post office is straight ahead.
बाईं ओर मुड़िए, और डाकघर सीधे आगे है।
- Radhika finished the paper ahead of time.
राधिका ने परचा समय से पहले पूरा कर लिया।
- We have a long journey ahead of us.
हमारे सामने एक लंबी यात्रा है।
- Please go ahead; I will join you later.
कृपया आप आगे बढ़िए; मैं बाद में आपके साथ जुड़ जाऊँगा।
- The team stayed ahead until the last over.
टीम आख़िरी ओवर तक आगे रही।
- Radhika is two chapters ahead of the class.
राधिका कक्षा से दो अध्याय आगे है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He is ahead than me in maths.
✓ He is ahead of me in maths.
Ahead is followed by of, not than.
'Ahead' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'than' नहीं।
✗ The bus reached ahead of the time.
✓ The bus reached ahead of time.
The fixed phrase is ahead of time, without the.
स्थिर वाक्यांश 'ahead of time' है, उसमें 'the' नहीं लगता।
¶Idioms 2
ahead of the curve
more advanced or modern than other people or things in the same area
दूसरों से आगे, समय से आगे
- The school was ahead of the curve in using online tests.
- Radhika stays ahead of the curve by reading the editorial every day.
get ahead of yourself
to start doing or thinking about sth too soon, before you are ready
जल्दबाज़ी में बहुत आगे की सोचना
- Let's not get ahead of ourselves; we haven't even cleared the prelims yet.
- He was getting ahead of himself, planning the party before the result came.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Ahead of time (early), go ahead (begin; continue), ahead of the curve (more advanced than others), get ahead (succeed).
Idioms अक्सर पूछे जाते हैं: ahead of time (समय से पहले), go ahead (शुरू करना; जारी रखना), ahead of the curve (दूसरों से आगे), get ahead (सफल होना)।