They met ahead of the conference.
Does it mean before or after? Dictionary says it is about before the conference, but I think it happened after the conference
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1Its before the conference. What made you think of it to be happening after the conference?– VijayaRagavanCommented Mar 14, 2014 at 4:47
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macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/british/ahead, sense 3a. "ahead of".– Damkerng T.Commented Mar 14, 2014 at 5:19
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They met ahead of the conference.
This means they met before the conference. I think you are confused as ahead (#2) also means toward the future, at a later time. But to understand this sentence, think this way...
You are two feet ahead of your friend. So, you are before your friend and he's after you in a queue.
This is just an example to make you understand that ahead is before. Kindly do not consider this as a concrete evidence!
answered Mar 14, 2014 at 5:12
