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Advance (verb)
To promote or advantage.
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Advance (verb)
To help the progress of (something); to further. from 12th c.
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Advance (verb)
To move forward in space or time.
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Advance (verb)
To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. from 14th c.
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Advance (verb)
To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully. from 14th c.
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Advance (verb)
To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten. form 15th c.
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Advance (verb)
To move forwards; to approach. from 16th c.
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Advance (verb)
To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend. from 16th c.
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Advance (verb)
To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose. from 16th c.
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Advance (verb)
To make progress; to do well, to succeed. from 16th c.
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Advance (verb)
To raise, be raised.
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Advance (verb)
To move forward in time; to progress towards completion. from 16th c.
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Advance (verb)
To raise; to lift or elevate. from 14th c.
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Advance (verb)
To raise or increase (a price, rate). from 14th c.
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Advance (verb)
To increase (a number or amount). from 16th c.
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Advance (noun)
A forward move; improvement or progression.
“an advance in health or knowledge”
“an advance in rank or office”
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Advance (noun)
An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
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Advance (noun)
An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
“an advance on the prime cost of goods”
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Advance (noun)
An opening approach or overture, especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
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Advance (adjective)
Completed before need or a milestone event.
“He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.”
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Advance (adjective)
Preceding.
“The advance man came a month before the candidate.”
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Advance (adjective)
Forward.
“The scouts found a site for an advance base.”
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Advanced (adjective)
At or close to the state of the art.
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Advanced (adjective)
Enhanced.
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Advanced (adjective)
Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
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Advanced (adjective)
In a late stage of development; greatly developed beyond an initial stage.
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Advanced (adjective)
Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
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Advanced (adjective)
Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.
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Advance (verb)
move forwards in a purposeful way
“the troops advanced on the capital”
“he advanced towards the dispatch box”
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Advance (verb)
move forward in time
“as the nineteenth century advanced”
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Advance (verb)
change the date of (an event) so as to occur earlier than planned
“I advanced the schedule by several weeks”
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Advance (verb)
make or cause to make progress
“our knowledge is advancing all the time”
“it was a chance to advance his own interests”
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Advance (verb)
(of shares) increase in price
“the food group advanced 12p to 639p”
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Advance (verb)
put forward (a theory or suggestion)
“the hypothesis I wish to advance in this article”
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Advance (verb)
lend (money) to (someone)
“the building society advanced them a loan”
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Advance (verb)
pay (money) to (someone) before it is due
“he advanced me a month’s salary”
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Advance (noun)
a forward movement
“the rebels’ advance on Madrid was well under way”
“the advance of civilization”
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Advance (noun)
a development or improvement
“decades of great scientific advance”
“advances in engineering techniques”
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Advance (noun)
an increase in amount or price
“share prices showed significant advances”
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Advance (noun)
an amount of money paid before it is due or for work only partly completed
“the author was paid a £250,000 advance”
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Advance (noun)
a loan
“an advance from the bank”
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Advance (noun)
an approach made to someone with the aim of initiating sexual or amorous relations
“her tutor made advances to her”
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Advance (adjective)
done, sent, or supplied beforehand
“advance notice”
“advance warning”
“advance payment”
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Advanced (adjective)
far on or ahead in development or progress
“negotiations are at an advanced stage”
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Advanced (adjective)
new and not yet generally accepted
“his advanced views made him unpopular”