- verbadvance (verb) · advances (third person present) · advanced (past tense) · advanced (past participle) · advancing (present participle)
- move forward in a purposeful way:"she stood up and advanced toward him" · "the troops advanced on the capital"
- move forward in time:"as the twentieth century advanced, other forms of entertainment rapidly took over" · "she hurried as fast as her advancing years would permit"
- cause (an event) to occur at an earlier date than planned:"I advanced the date of the meeting by several weeks"
- make or cause to make progress:"our knowledge is advancing all the time" · "it was a chance to advance his own interests"
- (especially of shares of stock) increase in price:"two stocks advanced for every one that fell"
- put forward (a theory or suggestion):"the hypothesis I wish to advance in this article"
- lend (money) to (someone):"the bank advanced them a loan"
- pay (money) to (someone) before it is due:"he advanced me a month's salary"
nounadvance (noun) · advances (plural noun)- a forward movement:"the rebels' advance on Madrid was well under way" · "the advance of civilization"
- a development or improvement:"genuine advances in engineering techniques" · "decades of great scientific advance"
- an increase or rise in amount, value, or price:"bond prices posted vigorous advances"
- an amount of money paid before it is due or for work only partly completed:"the author was paid a $250,000 advance" · "I asked for an advance on next month's salary"
- a loan:"an advance from the bank"
- (advances)an approach made to someone, typically with the aim of initiating a sexual encounter:"women accused him of making improper advances" · "earlier in her career a male superior made advances to her" · "he claims to have rejected her advances on four separate occasions"
adjectiveadvance (adjective)- done, sent, or supplied beforehand:"advance notice" · "advance payment"
OriginMiddle English: from Old French avance (noun), avancer (verb), from late Latin abante ‘in front’, from ab ‘from’ + ante ‘before’. The initial a- was erroneously assimilated to ad- in the 16th century.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- move forward in a purposeful way:
- cause (an event) to occur at an earlier date than planned:
- make or cause to make progress:
- put forward (a theory or suggestion):
- lend (money) to (someone):
nounadjective- done, sent, or supplied beforehand:
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- The dictionary definition of "advance" includes the following meanings1234:
- To go or move something forward.
- To develop or improve something.
- To bring into consideration or notice; suggest; propose.
- Progress or development in a particular activity or area of understanding.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.to go or move something forward, or to develop or improve something:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/advanceadvance, promote, forward, further mean to help (someone or something) to move ahead. advance stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end.www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/advanceverb (used with object), ad·vanced, ad·vanc·ing. to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position. Antonyms: withdraw to bring into consideration or notice; suggest; propose: to advance reasons for a tax cut.www.dictionary.com/browse/advanceDefinition of advance noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary advance noun /ədˈvɑːns/ /ədˈvæns/ Idioms development [countable, uncountable] progress or a development in a particular activity or area of understandingwww.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/engli… Advance Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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