Definition of Advance
Verb: advance ud'vãn(t)s
- Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time advances";
- progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
- Bring forward for consideration or acceptance
"advance an argument";
- throw out
- Increase or raise
"advance the voltage in an electrical circuit";
- boost, supercharge
- Contribute to the progress or growth of
"I am advancing the use of computers in the classroom";
- promote, boost, further, encourage
- Cause to move forward
- bring forward
- Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
- gain, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
- Make progress in knowledge or status
"He advanced well in school";
- progress, come on, come along, get on, get along, shape up
- Become more developed and sophisticated
"We are advancing technology every day"
- Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"Women tend not to advance in the major law firms";
- promote, upgrade, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
- Pay in advance
"Can you advance me some money?"
- Move forward
"we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward";
- set ahead
- Rise in rate or price
"The stock market advanced 24 points today";
- gain
- A movement forward
"he listened for the advance of the troops";
- progress, progression
- A change for the better; progress in development
- improvement, betterment
- A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
"she rejected his advances";
- overture, approach, feeler
- The act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- progress, progression, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
- An amount paid before it is earned
- cash advance
- Increase in price or value
"the news caused a general advance on the stock market";
- rise
- Being ahead of time or need
"gave advance warning";
- beforehand
- Situated ahead or going before
"an advance party"; "an in advance party";
- advanced, in advance
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