AHEAD
What does "AHEAD" mean?
In or toward the front; further on in space, time, or progress.
Meanings
- Further forward in space; in front. The car ahead braked suddenly.
- In the future; at a point still to come. There are hard months ahead.
- In a leading position; winning or more advanced. By halftime they were ten points ahead.
Did you know?
- 'Ahead' was first a nautical term: it meant toward the 'head', or bow, of a ship before landlubbers borrowed it for any forward direction.
Word origin
From English 'a-' (in the direction of) plus 'head', originally a nautical term meaning toward the head or bow of a ship.
Remember it
AHEAD = 'a head' in front of you - the part that goes first.
A little poem
Road unspools ahead-
the headlights only reach so
far. You drive on faith.
haiku
Wordplay
- I told my barber to take a little off the top. Now I'm a head ahead of where I started.
What it teaches
You can only see as far ahead as your headlights reach, yet the whole trip still gets made one lit stretch at a time.
Quick facts
What does AHEAD mean?
In or toward the front; further on in space, time, or progress.
Is AHEAD a valid word?
Yes — AHEAD is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is AHEAD?
AHEAD has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does AHEAD come from?
From English 'a-' (in the direction of) plus 'head', originally a nautical term meaning toward the head or bow of a ship.
What can AHEAD teach us?
You can only see as far ahead as your headlights reach, yet the whole trip still gets made one lit stretch at a time.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.