{
    "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."
}