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advance Definition

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
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 Synonyms

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.

advance Law Definition

n

Monies paid before any consideration is received in exchange.
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.
  • Recent: He took over the writing of the Recent Advances in Physics pieces for Science Progress.
  • rapid: The resulting chaos would allow rapid advances to be made.
  • scientific: Many scientific advances have profound implications for society at large.
  • recent: Explain recent advances in reproductive technology to lay people.
  • significant: We are delighted to be enabling this significant advance for the nation.

Modifies a noun

  • booking: Places are limited; there is no system of tickets or advance booking.
  • directive: Advance directives are discussed more fully in Module Three which deals with refusal of treatment.
  • warning: Dating from 1915 onward, they were experimental listening devices to give advance warning of enemy aircraft.
  • notice: Senior managers would be given advance notice to help them prepare.
  • loan: Keep away from founding your judgment purely on no fax advances loan rate, it shouldn't be the only criteria.
  • ticket: Avoid the hassle of long queues and go straight in with our advance entry tickets.

Noun used with modifier

  • cash: Almost anyone in American can get our Ten Dollar Payday Loan cash advances online.
  • pre-approval: I want to say more the chance of getting a pre-approval advance no equity bad credit mortgage fast cash on the net.

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.
  • science: Despite great advances in the science of HIV, feelings of isolation persist.
  • biology: Advances in modern biology have produced various methods of investigation of biological micro-organisms.
advance Quotes

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

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

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

Let me assert my belief that the only thing that we have to fear is fear itselfönameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror that paralyses needed efforts to convert retreat into advance.

—Roosevelt, Franklin D(elano)

Not to go back, is somewhat to advance, And men must walk at least before they dance.

—Pope, Alexander