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English

Etymology

From avancer (French: avancer), from abante, from ab + ante ‘before’. The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be from Latin ad. avaunt|Avaunt is an earlier form of the same source-word.

Pronunciation

IPA: WEAE [ædˈvænts] or [ɛd-], US [əd.væn(t)s], UK [əd.vɑn(t)s]


Verb

  1. To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
  2. : They . . . advanced their eyelids. —Shakespeare
  3. To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
  4. To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.
  5. : to advance the ripening of fruit
  6. : to advance one's interests
  7. To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show.
  8. : to advance an argument
  9. To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
  10. To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand.
  11. : Merchants often advance money on a contract or on goods consigned to them.
  12. To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate.
  13. : to advance the price of goods
  14. To move forwards, to approach.


Synonyms

To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten; accelerate; allege; adduce; assign.

Derived terms


Translations

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Noun

  1. A forward move.
  2. An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due.
  3. An opening approach or overture, especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.


Translations

  • Hebrew: התקדמות (hitqadmut)
  • Italian: {{t+|it|avanzata|f}}
  • Maltese: {{t-|mt|avanzatt|m|xs=Maltese}}
  • Albanian: {{t+|sq|avancë|xs=Albanian}}
  • Croatian: {{t+|hr|akontacija|f}}, {{t-|hr|predujam|m}}
  • Dutch: voorschot
  • Finnish: ,
  • French: {{t+|fr|avance|f}}
  • German: {{t+|de|Vorschuss|m}}
  • Italian: {{t+|it|avanzo|m}}
  • Maltese: {{t-|mt|avanza|xs=Maltese}}

Adjective

  1. completed|Completed before need or a milestone event.
  2. : He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.
  3. preceding|Preceding.
  4. : The advance man came a month before the candidate.
  5. forward|Forward.
  6. : The scouts found a site for an advance base.


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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Advance \Ad*vance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Advanced; p. pr. &
vb. n. Advancing(#).] [OE. avancen, avauncen, F. avancer,
fr. a supposed LL. abantiare; ab + ante (F. avant) before.
The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be
fr. L. ad. See Avaunt.]
1. To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to
make to go on.
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2. To raise; to elevate. [Archaic]
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They . . . advanced their eyelids. --Shak.
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3. To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
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Ahasueres . . . advanced him, and set his seat above
all the princes. --Esther iii.
1.
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4. To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to
forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; as, to advance
the ripening of fruit; to advance one's interests.
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5. To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show;
as, to advance an argument.
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Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own. --Pope.
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6. To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
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7. To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes
due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as,
a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods
consigned to him.
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8. To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate;
as, to advance the price of goods.
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9. To extol; to laud. [Obs.]
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Greatly advancing his gay chivalry. --Spenser.
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Syn: To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten;
accelerate; allege; adduce; assign.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Advance \Ad*vance"\, v. i.
1. To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to
greet me.
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2. To increase or make progress in any respect; as, to
advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price.
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3. To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred
or promoted.
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Advanced to a level with ancient peers. --Prescott.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Advance \Ad*vance"\, a.
Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced;
as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body
of an army; advance payment, or that made before it is due;
advance proofs, advance sheets, pages of a forthcoming
volume, received in advance of the time of publication.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Advance \Ad*vance"\, n. [Cf. F. avance, fr. avancer. See
Advance, v.]
1. The act of advancing or moving forward or upward;
progress.
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2. Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally,
or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or
religion; an advance in rank or office.
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3. An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an
advance on the prime cost of goods.
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4. The first step towards the attainment of a result;
approach made to gain favor, to form an acquaintance, to
adjust a difference, etc.; an overture; a tender; an
offer; -- usually in the plural.
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[He] made the like advances to the dissenters.
--Swift.
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5. A furnishing of something before an equivalent is received
(as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on
loan; payment beforehand; the money or goods thus
furnished; money or value supplied beforehand.
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I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances.
--Jay.
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The account was made up with intent to show what
advances had been made. --Kent.
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In advance
(a) In front; before.
(b) Beforehand; before an equivalent is received.
(c) In the state of having advanced money on account; as,
A is in advance to B a thousand dollars or pounds.
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WordNet advance
adj 1: being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was
beforehand with her report" [syn: advance(a), beforehand(p)]
2: situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that
time the most advanced outpost was still east of the
Rockies" [syn: advance(a), advanced(a), in advance(p)]
n 1: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the
troops" [syn: progress, progression]
2: a change for the better; progress in development [syn: improvement,
betterment]
3: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of
others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: overture, approach,
feeler]
4: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: progress, progression,
procession, advancement, forward motion, {onward
motion}]
5: an amount paid before it is earned [syn: cash advance]
6: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general
advance on the stock market" [syn: rise]
v 1: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches
on" [syn: progress, pass on, move on, march on,
go on] [ant: recede]
2: bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an
argument" [syn: throw out]
3: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical
circuit" [syn: boost, supercharge]
4: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the
use of computers in the classroom" [syn: promote, boost,
further, encourage]
5: cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
[syn: bring forward] [ant: back]
6: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was
gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers
pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the
number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" [syn:
gain, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead,
gain ground] [ant: fall back]
7: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school";
"My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn:
progress, come on, come along, get on, get along,
shape up] [ant: regress]
8: develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"
9: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John
was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women
tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got
promoted after many years of hard work" [syn: promote, upgrade,
kick upstairs, raise, elevate] [ant: demote]
10: pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"
11: move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we
travel eastward" [syn: set ahead]
12: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points
today" [syn: gain]
Moby Dictionary
Brownian movement , Great Leap Forward , Wall Street loan , abet ,
accelerate , access , accession , accommodate with , accommodation ,
accomplishment , accost , accretion , accrual , accrue , accruement ,
acculturate , accumulate , accumulation , achieve success , act for ,
addition , adduce , advance , advance against , advance upon ,
advancement , advancing , advantage , advent , afflux , affluxion ,
aggrandize , aggrandizement , ahead of time , aid , air , allege ,
ameliorate , amelioration , amend , amendment , amplification ,
anabasis , angular motion , answer , appreciate , appreciation ,
approach , approaching , appropinquate , appropinquation , approximate ,
approximation , appulse , array , arrive , ascend , ascending , ascent ,
asking price , assert , assist , augmentation , avail , axial motion ,
back , back up , backflowing , backing , backward motion , balloon ,
ballooning , be a success , be instrumental , be right , bear down on ,
bear down upon , bear fruit , bear up , befit , befitting , before ,
beforehand , benefit , better , bettering , betterment , beyond , bid ,
bloat , bloating , bloom , blossom , blossoming , boom , boost , bowl ,
break bounds , break no bones , break through , breakthrough , breed ,
bring before , bring forward , bring on , bring to bear , bring up ,
broach , broaden , broadening , budge , buildup , bunt , butt , call loan ,
call money , career , change , change place , circle , cite , civilize ,
climb , climbing , close , close in , close with , collateral loan ,
come , come along , come closer , come forward , come near , come on ,
come through , come up , coming , coming near , coming toward ,
commend to attention , conduce to , confront , continue ,
contribute to , counterattack , course , cover ground , crescendo ,
current , cut a swath , decide , demand loan , deploy , deposit ,
descend , descending , descent , determine , develop , development ,
developmental change , do good , do no harm , do the trick , do well ,
downward motion , draw near , draw nigh , drift , driftage , drive , ebb ,
ebbing , edema , edify , educate , elaboration , elapse , elevate ,
elevation , emend , encounter , encourage , encroach , endure , enhance ,
enhancement , enjoy prosperity , enlargement , enlighten , ennoble ,
ennoblement , enrich , enrichment , eugenics , euthenics , evolute ,
evolution , evolutionary change , evolve , evolvement , evolving ,
exalt , exaltation , expansion , expedite , expediting , expedition ,
expire , explication , expose , extension , external loan , facilitate ,
facilitation , farewell , fatten , favor , feeler , fill the bill , fit ,
flank , flight , flit , float a loan , flood , flow , flow on , flower ,
flowering , flowing toward , flux , fly , foreign loan , forge ahead ,
forthcoming , forward , forward motion , forwardal , forwarding ,
foster , further , furtherance , furthering , gain , gain ground ,
gain strength , gain upon , gas , gather head , gather way , get ahead ,
get along , get on , get on swimmingly , get on well , get over ,
get there , glide , glorify , go , go ahead , go along , go around ,
go between , go by , go far , go fast , go forward , go on , go places ,
go round , go sideways , go straight , go too far , go up , go well ,
go-ahead , gradual change , graduate , graduation , greatening , grow ,
grow better , growth , gush , gyrate , hasten , have it made , headway ,
heighten , help , helping along , hike , imminence , immortalize , impel ,
improve , improve upon , improvement , in advance , in front of ,
increase , increment , infiltrate , inflation , influence , infringe ,
intensify , introduce , intrude , invade , invitation , irrupt , jump ,
kick upstairs , knight , knighting , know no bounds , lapse , lard ,
last , launch , launch an attack , lay , lay before , lay down , lead to ,
leap , lease-lend , lend , lend wings to , lend-lease , lending ,
lending at interest , lift , loan , loan-shark , loan-sharking ,
loaning , long-term loan , look up , magnify , make a breakthrough ,
make a motion , make a success , make an improvement , make an inroad ,
make for , make good , make good time , make head against ,
make headway , make it , make progress , make progress against ,
make strides , make the scene , make up leeway , march , march against ,
march upon , marshal , maturate , maturation , mature , mediate ,
meliorate , melioration , mellow , mend , mending , minister to ,
moneylending , moot , mount , mount an attack , mounting , move ,
move forward , move over , multiplication , multiply , narrow the gap ,
natural development , natural growth , near , nearing , nearness ,
negotiate a loan , nonviolent change , not come amiss , nurture ,
oblique motion , offer , offer a resolution , offering , oncoming ,
ongoing , onrush , onward course , open an offensive , open up ,
overstep , overstep the bounds , overture , pass , pass along , pass by ,
pass on , passage , passing , pay raise , pedal , perk up , pick up ,
pickup , plead , plunge , plunging , pole , policy loan , pose , posit ,
postulate , predicate , prefer , preferential treatment , preferment ,
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