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ad·vance (ad vans′, əd-)

transitive verb advanced -·vanced′, advancing -·vanc′·ing

  1. to bring forward; move forward to advance a chessman
  2. to raise in rank, importance, etc.; promote
  3. to help or hasten the success or completion of; further to advance a project
  4. to put forward; propose
  5. to bring closer to the present; specif.,
    1. to cause (a future event) to happen earlier
    2. to assign a later date to (a past event)
  6. to raise the rate of; increase to advance prices
  7. to pay (money) before due
  8. to lend

Etymology: ME avancen < OFr avancer, to forward < VL *abantiare < L ab-, from + ante, before: sp. ad- by assoc. with L ad, to, forward

intransitive verb

  1. to go forward; move ahead
  2. to make progress; improve; develop
  3. to rise in rank, importance, etc.
  4. to rise in price or cost; increase

noun

  1. a moving forward
  2. an improvement; progress new advances in science
  3. a rise in value or cost
  4. approaches to get favor, become acquainted, etc.; overtures (to someone)
  5. a payment made before due, as of wages
  6. a loan

adjective

  1. in front advance guard
  2. beforehand; ahead of time advance information

Related Forms:

advance Idioms

in advance

  1. in front
  2. before due; ahead of time

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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advance Synonyms

advance

n.

  1. The act of moving forward

    progression, motion, approach; see progress 1.

  2. Improvement

    progress, advancement, new development, stride; see improvement 1, 2.

  3. Increase

    rise, progress, boost; see increase 1.

  4. Loan

    accommodation, allowance, credit; see loan.

  5. Suggestion; usually plural

    overture, approach, proposal; see proposal 1, suggestion 1.

in advance

ahead of time, beforehand, up front, earlier; see ahead 2, before 1.


advance

v.

  1. To move forward

    progress, proceed, move on, forge ahead, press on, stride forward, push ahead, go on, go forth, gain ground, speed on, make headway, storm across, step forward, come to the front, conquer territory, march on, get on, move onward, continue ahead, push on, press on, eat up ground*, tear ahead*.

    Antonyms halt*, stop*, stand still.

  2. To cause to move forward

    launch, propel, drive; see push 2.

  3. To propose

    set forth, introduce, suggest; see propose 1.

  4. To promote

    further, promote, forward, encourage; see promote 1.

  5. To promote in rank or station

    raise, graduate, elevate; see promote 2.

  6. To accelerate

    dispatch, speed up, move up, quicken; see hasten 2.

  7. To lend

    loan, provide with, furnish; see lend 1.

  8. To pay

    make payment, prepay, pay up; see pay 1.

  9. To improve

    develop, make progress, get better; see improve 2. See syn. study atpromote.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

advance Usage Examples

Object

  • understanding: A summary of areas in which further research would advance the understanding of cavity aerodynamics and aero-acoustics is given.

Converse of object

  • exploit: The lighting exploits advances in lighting technology, using mercury discharge lamps which are energy saving and safe.

Adjective modifier

  • technological: From the earliest days of the moving image, the Empire played host to the technological advances of cinema.

Modifies a noun

  • booking: Places are limited; there is no system of tickets or advance booking.

Noun used with modifier

  • cash: Almost anyone in American can get our Ten Dollar Payday Loan cash advances online.

Preposition: in

  • technology: There have also been enormous advances in technology which have changed the ways in which aerial survey in all countries has been carried out.
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advance quotes

All that is human must retrograde if it does not advance.

-Gibbon, Edward

Ifthere istechnological advancewithout social advance, there is, almost automatically, an increase in human misery, in impoverishment.

-Harrington, Michael

If I advance, follow me. If I retreat, kill me. If I die, avenge me.

-Mussolini, Benito also called Il Duce [the Leader]

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