ADVANCE

v. progress, move forward; promote; propose, suggest; make a payment before it is due

adj. beforehand

n. forward movement, progress; modernization; promotion; amount or payment of money given before it is due

Advance may refer to:Advance, an offensive push in sports, games, or military combatAdvance payment for goods or servicesUSS Advance was the name of several ships in the United States Navy.Advance magazine, the magazine published by the Church of Scientology's Advanced Organization of Los AngelesGame Boy Advance, one generation of Nintendo's Game Boy"Advance", an album by English electronic band LFO, originally released on Warp Records in 1996.
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Noun
1. a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"
(synonym) progress, progression
(hypernym) change of location, travel
(hyponym) headway, head
(derivation) progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
2. a change for the better; progress in development
(synonym) improvement, betterment
(hypernym) transformation, transmutation, shift
(hyponym) revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification
(derivation) promote, boost, further, encourage
3. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
(synonym) overture, approach, feeler
(hypernym) suggestion, proposition, proffer
4. the act of moving forward toward a goal
(synonym) progress, progression, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
(hypernym) motion, movement, move
(hyponym) push
(derivation) progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
5. an amount paid before it is earned
(synonym) cash advance
(hypernym) sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
6. increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
(synonym) rise
(hypernym) increase, step-up
(derivation) gain
Verb
1. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
(synonym) progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
(antonym) recede, fall back, retire
(hypernym) travel, go, move, locomote
(hyponym) forge
(derivation) progress, progression, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
2. bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument"
(synonym) throw out
(hypernym) propose, suggest, advise
3. increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
(synonym) boost, supercharge
(hypernym) increase
4. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
(synonym) promote, boost, further, encourage
(hypernym) support, back up
(hyponym) connive at, wink at
(derivation) improvement, betterment
5. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
(synonym) bring forward
(antonym) back
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) nose
(derivation) progress, progression, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
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"
(synonym) gain, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
(hyponym) steal
7. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
(synonym) progress, come on, come along, get on, get along, shape up
(hypernym) develop
(hyponym) climb
(derivation) improvement, betterment
8. develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"
(hypernym) better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate
(derivation) advancement, progress
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"
(synonym) promote, upgrade, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
(hypernym) delegate, designate, depute, assign
(hyponym) tenure
(derivation) promotion, furtherance, advancement
10. pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"
(hypernym) lend, loan
(derivation) cash advance
11. move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
(synonym) set ahead
(hypernym) set
12. rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
(synonym) gain
(hypernym) wax, mount, climb, rise
(derivation) rise
Adjective
1. being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
(synonym) advance(a), beforehand(p)
(similar) early
2. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
(synonym) advance(a), advanced(a), in advance(p)
(similar) front(a)

(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.
  

(v. i.)
To increase or make progress in any respect; as, to advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price.
  

(v. i.)
To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me.
  

(v. i.)
To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
  

(v. t.)
To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; as, to advance an argument.
  

(v. t.)
To extol; to laud.
  

(v. t.)
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.
  

(v. t.)
To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
  

(v. t.)
To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods.
  

(v. t.)
To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
  

(v. t.)
To raise; to elevate.
  

(v.)
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.
  

(v.)
An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods.
  

(v.)
Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or religion; an advance in rank or office.
  

(v.)
The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress.
  

(v.)
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.