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English Dictionary: advance	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for advance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
advance adj being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" Synonym(s): advance(a), beforehand(p) situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" Synonym(s): advance(a), advanced(a), in advance(p) n a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" Synonym(s): progress, progression, advance a change for the better; progress in development Synonym(s): improvement, betterment, advance a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" Synonym(s): overture, advance, approach, feeler the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) Synonym(s): progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion Antonym(s): retreat an amount paid before it is earned Synonym(s): advance, cash advance increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" Synonym(s): advance, rise v move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" Synonym(s): advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on Antonym(s): draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" Synonym(s): advance, throw out increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" Synonym(s): boost, advance, supercharge contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" Synonym(s): promote, advance, boost, further, encourage cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" Synonym(s): advance, bring forward Antonym(s): back 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" Synonym(s): gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground Antonym(s): drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recede develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" Synonym(s): progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up Antonym(s): regress, retrograde, retrogress develop further; "We are advancing technology every day" 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" Synonym(s): promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate Antonym(s): break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegate pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?" move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" Synonym(s): advance, set ahead rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" Synonym(s): advance, gain
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Advance \Advance"\, v. i. 1. To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me. 2. To increase or make progress in any respect; as, to advance* in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price. 3. To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted. Advanced to a level with ancient peers. --Prescott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Advance \Advance"\, n. [Cf. F. avance, fr. avancer. See {Advance}, v.] 1. The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress. 2. Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance* in health, knowledge, or religion; an advance in rank or office. 3. An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods. 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. [He] made the like advances to the dissenters. --Swift. 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. I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances. --Jay. The account was made up with intent to show what advances had been made. --Kent. {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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Advance \Advance"\, 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. 2. To raise; to elevate. [Archaic] They . . . advanced their eyelids. --Shak. 3. To raise to a higher rank; to promote. Ahasueres . . . advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes. --Esther iii. 1. 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. 5. To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; as, to advance an argument. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own. --Pope. 6. To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten. 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. 8. To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods. 9. To extol; to laud. [Obs.] Greatly advancing his gay chivalry. --Spenser. Syn: To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten; accelerate; allege; adduce; assign.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Advance \Advance"\, 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.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Advance, IN (town, FIPS 640) Location: 39.99523 N, 86.62043 W Population (1990): 520 (177 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Advance, MO (city, FIPS 262) Location: 37.10355 N, 89.91453 W Population (1990): 1139 (520 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63730 Advance, NC Zip code(s): 27006