Dictionary Definition
ahead adj : having the leading position or higher
score in a contest; "he is ahead by a pawn"; "the leading team in
the pennant race" [syn: ahead(p), in the
lead, leading]
adv
1 at or in the front; "I see the lights of a town
ahead"; "the road ahead is foggy"; "staring straight ahead"; "we
couldn't see over the heads of the people in front"; "with the
cross of Jesus marching on before" [syn: in front,
before]
2 toward the future; forward in time; "I like to
look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look
forward to seeing you" [syn: forward] [ant: back, back]
3 in a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train
moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into
the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" [syn: onward, onwards, forward, forwards, forrader]
4 ahead of time; in anticipation; "when you pay
ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan
ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand" [syn: in advance,
beforehand]
5 to a more advanced or advantageous position; "a
young man sure to get ahead"; "pushing talented students
ahead"
6 to a different or a more advanced time (meaning
advanced either toward the present or toward the future); "moved
the appointment ahead from Tuesday to Monday"; "pushed the deadline
ahead from Tuesday to Wednesday"
7 leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse
was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two
pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front
in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in
sales" [syn: out front,
in the
lead]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Adverb
Derived terms
Translations
in or to the front
- Finnish: edellä, edessä
- French: tout droit
- Japanese: 先に (saki ni); 飼っている (katte iru)
- Navajo: alą́ąjį'
- Spanish: enfrente de
Extensive Definition
Nero AG is a
German
software company based in Karlsbad, Germany. The
company is best known for its CD and DVD-authoring software package, Nero
Burning ROM. In partnership with Ateme corporation,
Nero AG develops and markets the Nero Digital
suite of MPEG-4 audio &
video compression software, and is involved with several other
software projects relating to multimedia
applications.
The company was founded in 1995 by Richard Lesser
and was originally known as Ahead Software AG until January 2005,
when it adopted its present name due to the vast popularity of Nero
Burning ROM.
Nero AG has several international subsidiaries for different
regions:
- For the Americas, Nero Inc. in Glendale, California, United States
- For the Asia-Pacific region, Nero K.K. in Yokohama, Japan
- For China/Taiwan, Nero Ltd. in Hangzhou
External links
ahead in Danish: Nero AG
ahead in German: Nero AG
ahead in Spanish: Nero AG
ahead in French: Nero AG
ahead in Italian: Nero AG
ahead in Hebrew: נרו
ahead in Dutch: Nero AG
ahead in Norwegian: Nero AG
ahead in Polish: Nero AG
ahead in Chinese: Nero AG
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
a cut above, above, ahead of time, alee, along, ante, ascendant, before, beforehand, beforetime, betimes, better, capping, chosen, distinguished, early, eclipsing, eminent, en route to, exceeding, excellent, excelling, finer, first, for, fore, foremost, foresightedly, forth, forward, forwards, greater, headmost, higher, in advance, in
anticipation, in ascendancy, in front, in the ascendant, in the
forefront, in the foreground, in the front, in the lead, major, marked, of choice, on, one up on, onward, onwards, outstanding, over, precociously, previous, rare, rivaling, super, superior, surpassing, to the fore, to
the front, topping,
transcendent,
transcendental,
transcending, up
ahead, upper, winning