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ahead

/əˈhɛd/

Meanings
adverb
In or to the front; in advance; onward.

Examples :

"My sister walked ahead of me on the school path. "
direction position time essential

Related Words

Illustration cliffs

cliffs noun

/klɪfs/

A symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff

"The music teacher explained that different clefs, like the treble clef for higher notes and the bass clef for lower notes, help musicians read different instruments' parts on the same sheet music. "

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school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration advance

advance noun

/ədˈvaːns/ /ədˈvɑːns/ /ədˈvæns/

A forward move; improvement or progression.

"an advance in health or knowledge"

Illustration onward

onward verb

/ˈɒnwəd/ /ˈɔnwɚd/

To keep going; to progress or persevere.

"After the difficult exam, the students onward with their study schedule. "

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direction noun

/d(a)ɪˈɹɛk.ʃən/

A theoretical line (physically or mentally) followed from a point of origin or towards a destination. May be relative (e.g. up, left, outbound, dorsal), geographical (e.g. north), rotational (e.g. clockwise), or with respect to an object or location (e.g. toward Boston).

"Keep going in the same direction."

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classes noun

/klasɪz/ /klɑːsɪz/ /kleəsɪz/

A group, collection, category or set sharing characteristics or attributes.

"Often used to imply membership of a large class."

Illustration sister

sister noun

/ˈsɪs.tə/ /ˈsɪs.tɚ/

A daughter of the same parents as another person; a female sibling.

"My sister is always driving me crazy."

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walked verb

/wɔːkt/

To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the case of animals with four or more feet) forward, with at least one foot on the ground at all times. Compare run.

"To walk briskly for an hour every day is to keep fit."

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facing verb

/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/

(of a person or animal) To position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).

"Face the sun."

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earlier adjective

/ˈɜː.lɪə/ /ˈɝliɚ/

At a time in advance of the usual or expected event.

"at eleven, we went for an early lunch;  she began reading at an early age;  his mother suffered an early death"

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progressed verb

/prəˈɡrɛst/ /proʊˈɡrɛst/

To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.

"They progress through the museum."

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moving verb

/ˈmuːvɪŋ/

To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.

"A ship moves rapidly."