advance (English)

Alternative forms

  • advaunce
  • Etymology

    From - avancer|lang=fro (French - lang=fr), from - abante|lang=la, from - lang=la + - |before|lang=la. The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be from Latin - lang=la. avaunt|Avaunt is an earlier form of the same source-word.

    Pronunciation

  • - /ədˈvɑːns/
  • Rhymes: ɑːns
  • - Northern England|Scotland

    /ədˈvæns/

  • Rhymes: æns
  • en-us-advance.ogg
  • Verb

    advanc|ing

    To bring_forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.

  • They . . . advanced their eyelids. —Shakespeare
  • To raise to a higher rank; to promote.

    To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten.

  • to advance the ripening of fruit
  • to advance one's interests
  • To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show.

  • to advance an argument
  • To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.

    To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand.

  • Merchants often advance money on a contract or on goods consigned to them.
  • To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate.

  • to advance the price of goods
  • To move forwards, to approach.

    Synonyms

  • raise, elevate, exalt, aggrandize, improve, heighten, accelerate, allege, adduce, assign
  • Derived terms

  • advancement
  • in_advance
  • in_advance_of
  • Translations

    to bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on

  • Bulgariska - напредвам
  • Finnish: siirtää eteenpäin
  • Interlingua - avantiar
  • پێشکه‌وتن

  • Polska - przesunąć
  • Rumänska - avansa
  • to raise to a higher rank; to promote

  • Bulgariska - повишавам
  • Finnish: ylentää, antaa ylennys
  • Tyska - aufsteigen
  • پێشکه‌وتن

  • Polska - podnieść
  • to accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward

  • Bulgariska - развивам се
  • Finska - edistää
  • , kiihdyttää
  • Polska - przyspieszyć
  • to bring to view or notice; to offer or propose

  • Bulgariska - предлагам
  • Finska - esittää
  • to make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten

  • Holländska - vervroegen
  • Finska - aikaistaa
  • پێشخستن

  • Polish: przyspieszyć
  • to furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due

  • Bulgariska - предплащам
  • , авансирам,

    bg|аванс|m

  • Holländska - voorschieten
  • Finnish: antaa/maksaa ennakko|ennakkoa
  • Oriya - ବହିନା ଦେବା|sc=Orya
  • Polska - wypłacić
  • to raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate

  • Estniska - edendama
  • - et|täiustama

    to enhance

  • Finska - korottaa
  • پێشکه‌وتن

  • Polska - zwiększać
  • to move forwards, to approach

  • Albanian: avancoj, përparoj
  • Arabiska - يقرب
  • Holländska - optrekken
  • , benaderen
  • Finska - edetä
  • , lähestyä
  • Franska - avancer
  • Tyska - vorrücken
  • Japanese: 進む (susumu)
  • Old English - wadan|xs=Old English
  • Polish: przyspieszyć
  • sq

    : avancoj, përparoj
  • fr

    : avancer
  • he

    : קידם (qidem)
  • Noun

    A forward move.

    An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.

    An opening approach or overture, especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.

    * 1918,

    Edgar Rice Burroughs

    , w:The_Land_That_Time_Forgot_(novel)|The_Land_That_Time_Forgot, chapter 4:

    *: As the sun fell, so did our spirits. I had tried to make advances to the girl again; but she would have none of me, and so I was not only thirsty but otherwise sad and downhearted.

    Translations

    forward move

  • Albanian: avancim, përparim
  • Bulgariska - напредък
  • Holländska - vooruitgang
  • Estniska - eel-
  • Finnish: edistysaskel
  • Franska - avancée
  • , progression
  • Tyska - Fortschritt
  • Hebrew: התקדמות (hitqadmut)
  • Italienska - avanzata
  • Maltesiska - avanzatt
  • amount of money

  • Albanska - avancë
  • Bulgariska - аванс
  • , заем
  • Kroatiska - akontacija
  • , predujam
  • Tjeckiska - záloha
  • Holländska - voorschot
  • Estniska - ettemaks
  • , avanss
  • Finska - ennakko
  • , ennakkomaksu
  • Franska - avance
  • Tyska - Vorschuss
  • , Anzahlung, Vorschuss
  • Ungerska - előleg
  • Italienska - avanzo
  • Maltesiska - avanza
  • Polska - zaliczka
  • Spanska - adelanto
  • , avance

    opening approach

  • Holländska - avances
  • Finnish: lähestyminen, iskuyritys
  • Adjective

    completed|Completed before need or a milestone event.

  • He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.
  • preceding|Preceding.

  • The advance man came a month before the candidate.
  • forward|Forward.

  • The scouts found a site for an advance base.
  • Derived terms

  • advance_person
  • simple:advance

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