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VERB
advance (verb) · advances (third person present) · advanced (past tense) · advanced (past participle) · advancing (present participle)
move forward in a purposeful way.
"the troops advanced on the capital" · "she stood up and advanced toward him"
synonyms:
move forward · proceed · move along · press on · push on · push forward · make progress · make headway · forge on · forge ahead · gain ground · approach · come closer · move closer · move nearer · draw nearer · near · draw nigh
antonyms:
retreat
cause (an event) to occur at an earlier date than planned.
"I advanced the date of the meeting by several weeks"
synonyms:
bring forward · put forward · move forward · make earlier
antonyms:
postpone
make or cause to make progress.
"our knowledge is advancing all the time" · "it was a chance to advance his own interests"
synonyms:
promote · further · forward · help · aid · assist · facilitate · boost · strengthen · improve · make better · benefit · foster · cultivate · encourage · support · back · progress · make progress · make headway · develop · become better · thrive · flourish · prosper · mature · evolve · make strides · move forward (in leaps and bounds) · move ahead · get ahead · go places · get somewhere
antonyms:
impede · hinder
(especially of shares of stock) increase in price.
"two stocks advanced for every one that fell"
put forward (a theory or suggestion).
"the hypothesis I wish to advance in this article"
synonyms:
put forward · present · come up with · submit · suggest · propose · introduce · put up · offer · proffer · adduce · moot
antonyms:
retract
lend (money) to (someone).
"the bank advanced them a loan"
synonyms:
lend · loan · credit · pay in advance · supply on credit · pay out · put up · come up with · contribute · give · donate · hand over · dish out · shell out · fork out · cough up · sub
antonyms:
borrow
pay (money) to (someone) before it is due.
"he advanced me a month's salary"
synonyms:
spend · expend · pay · lay out · put up · part with · hand over · remit · furnish · supply · disburse · contribute · give · donate · invest · pledge · dish out · shell out · fork out/up · cough up
NOUN
advance (noun) · advances (plural noun)
a forward movement.
"the rebels' advance on Madrid was well under way" · "the advance of civilization"
synonyms:
progress · headway · moving forward · forward movement · approach · nearing · coming · arrival
a development or improvement.
"genuine advances in engineering techniques" · "decades of great scientific advance"
synonyms:
breakthrough · development · step forward · step in the right direction · leap · quantum leap · find · finding · discovery · invention · success · headway · progress · advancement · evolution · improvement · betterment · furtherance
an increase or rise in amount, value, or price.
"bond prices posted vigorous advances"
synonyms:
increase · rise · upturn · upsurge · upswing · growth · boom · boost · elevation · escalation · augmentation · hike
an amount of money paid before it is due or for work only partly completed.
"the author was paid a $250,000 advance" · "I asked for an advance on next month's salary"
synonyms:
down payment · advance against royalty · deposit · retainer · prepayment · front money · money up front
a loan.
"an advance from the bank"
synonyms:
credit · mortgage · overdraft · debenture · lending · moneylending · advancing · sub
(advances)
an approach made to someone, typically with the aim of initiating a sexual encounter.
"women accused him of making improper advances"
synonyms:
sexual approaches · overtures · moves · a pass · proposal · proposition · offer · suggestion · appeal · come-on
ADJECTIVE
advance (adjective)
done, sent, or supplied beforehand.
"advance notice" · "advance payment"
synonyms:
preliminary · leading · forward · foremost · at the fore · sent (on) ahead · first · exploratory · explorative · pilot · vanguard · test · trial · early · previous · prior · beforehand
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old French avance (noun), avancer (verb), from late Latin abante ‘in front’, from ab ‘from’ + ante ‘before’. The initial a- was erroneously assimilated to ad- in the 16th century.
Explanation:
Those are every single definition for advance!
