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Ahead of


x 1. Ahead of means in fornt of
Example: My friend arrived first, and was ahead of me in line

x 2. Ahead of means before or in advance of
Example: London is about five hours ahead of New York


x 3. Ahead of can mean more advanced than
The Japanese are ahead of us in their research



More examples


I could see the other car about half a mile ahead of us
Sultan and Mohammad arrived a few minutes ahead of us
Riyadh is about two hours ahead of Jeddah
She walked alone ahead of the crowd
The path ahead of him was dark
We reached the airport ahead of you
The project has been completed two months ahead of the schedule

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Along

X 1. Along means in a line or at a point next to the length of
Example: We walked along the river to the town




More examples

She planted flowers along both sides of the driveway
They saw no one along the way to town
She lives in a house along the shore
The signs along the highway were brightly lit
She walked slowly along the road
Carry on along this street until you get to the traffic lights
We were driving along the King's Road

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Among


x1. Among means in the middle of or surrounded by
Example: The baby crawled among his many toys


x2. Among also means in the group, one of
Example: He's among the best English teachers in Kingdom


x3. Among expresses things shared by more than two
Example: Divide the money among the five workers


x4. Among also means with each other
Example: The boys fought among themselves over the toys


x5. Among means by cooperating
Example: We should be able to raise the money among us


x6. Among can mean with all
Example: That hairstyle is popular among teenagers



More examples: x


She is like a bee among flowers
He found the letter among his old papers
The children were lost among the crowd
He was chosen among the best football players of 21st century
She is among the best students at English
Deal the cards among all the players
Distribute the food among the poor families
We talked the problem over among ourselves
Bowing is customary among the Japanese