advance (ədˈvɑːns
)
Definitions
verb
- to go or bring forward in position
- (foll by on) to move (towards) in a threatening manner
- (tr) to present for consideration; suggest
- to bring or be brought to a further stage of development; improve; further
- (tr) to cause (an event) to occur earlier
- (tr) to supply (money, goods, etc) beforehand, either for a loan or as an initial payment
- to increase (a price, value, rate of occurrence, etc) or (of a price, etc) to be increased
- (intr) to improve one's position; be promoted ⇒
he advanced rapidly in his job
- (tr) archaic to promote in rank, status, or position
noun
- forward movement; progress in time or space
- improvement; progress in development
- business
- the supplying of commodities or funds before receipt of an agreed consideration
- the commodities or funds supplied in this manner
- ((as modifier) ⇒
an advance supply
advance payment a money payment made before it is legally due ⇒this is an advance on your salary
- a loan of money
- an increase in price, value, rate of occurrence, etc
- a less common word for advancement (sense 1)
- See in advance
- (modifier) forward in position or time ⇒
advance booking
an advance warning
See also
advancesAlternative Forms
adˈvancer noun adˈvancingly adverbWord Origin
C15: advauncen, altered (on the model of words beginning with Latin ad- ) from C13 avauncen, via Old French from Latin abante from before, from ab- away from + ante beforeSynonyms
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progress,
proceed,
go ahead,
move up,
come forward,
go forward,
press on,
gain ground,
make inroads make headway make your way cover ground make strides move onward
=
accelerate,
speed,
promote,
hurry (up)
step up,
hasten,
precipitate,
quicken,
bring forward,
push forward,
expedite,
send forward
crack on,
=
improve,
rise,
grow,
develop,
reform,
pick up,
progress,
thrive,
upgrade,
multiply,
prosper,
make strides
=
suggest,
offer,
present,
propose,
allege,
cite,
advocate,
submit,
prescribe,
put forward,
proffer,
adduce,
offer as a suggestion
=
promote,
help,
further,
aid,
forward,
champion,
push,
encourage,
assist,
plug,
pave the way for
hasten,
patronize,
succour,
lend support to
=
attack,
charge,
strike,
rush,
assault,
raid,
invasion,
offensive,
onslaught,
advancement,
foray,
incursion,
forward movement onward movement
=
improvement,
development,
gain,
growth,
breakthrough,
advancement,
step,
headway,
inroads,
betterment,
furtherance,
forward movement
amelioration,
onward movement
=
increase,
rise,
development,
gain,
growth,
boost,
addition,
expansion,
extension,
enlargement,
escalation,
upsurge,
upturn,
increment,
intensification,
augmentation,
=
expeditionary,
first,
leading,
test,
forward,
trial,
in front,
preliminary,
foremost,
exploratory,
Translations
- British English:
advance
An advance is money which is lent or paid to someone before they would normally receive it.She was paid a £100,000 advance for her next two novels.ədˈvɑːns NOUN She was paid a £100,000 advance for her next two novels.
- Spanish:
avance
nm
- French:
avance
nf
- German: Voranschreiten nnt
- Chinese: 前进 n
- Arabic: سَلَف n
- Portuguese: avanço nm
- Russian: продвижение nnt
- Croatian: napredovanje nnt
- Czech: pokrok nm
- Danish: forskud nnt
- Dutch: vooruitgang nm
- Finnish: eteneminen n
- Greek: πρόοδος nf
- Italian: avanzamento nm
- Japanese: 前進 n
- Korean: 전진 n
- Norwegian: framskritt nnt
- Polish: postęp nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: adiantamento nm
- European Spanish:
avance
nm
- Swedish: framryckning nutr
- Thai: ความก้าวหน้า n
- Turkish: ilerleme n
- Vietnamese: sự tiến lên n
- British English:
advance
To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital.ədˈvɑːns VERB Reports from Chad suggest that rebel forces are advancing on the capital.
- Spanish:
avanzar
v
- French:
avancer
v
- German: vorantreiben v
- Chinese: 前进 v
- Arabic: يَتَقَدَّمُ v
- Portuguese: avançar v
- Russian: продвигаться v
- Croatian: napredovati v
- Czech: pokročit v
- Danish: rykke frem v
- Dutch: vooruitgaan v
- Finnish: edetä v
- Greek: προχωρώ v
- Italian: avanzare v
- Japanese: 前進する v
- Korean: 전진시키다 v
- Norwegian: fremme v
- Polish: posunąć się naprzód v posuwać się naprzód
- Brazilian Portuguese: avançar v
- European Spanish:
avanzar
v
- Swedish: avancera v
- Thai: ก้าวหน้า v
- Turkish: ilerlemek v
- Vietnamese: tiến lên v
Usage examples
Where they were, there was nothing to impede its thundering advance.
, Let Not the Deep (1994)They will also have been asked about the activities they might like to book in advance.
Country Life (2005)A CSID spokesman said the company had no comment in advance of the publication of the final report.
Irish Times (2002)Mrs Fergus was told of the decision by a civil servant in advance of the written statement by David Blunkett being made public.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Off the coast, outriders of granite form steep-sided sea stacks that provide a kind of advance guard against the onslaught of the elements.
, THE EARTH: An Intimate History (2004)