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Quick definitions from WordNet (advance)
▸ noun: increase in price or value ("The news caused a general advance on the stock market")
▸ noun: an amount paid before it is earned
▸ noun: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others ("She rejected his advances")
▸ noun: a change for the better; progress in development
▸ noun: a movement forward
▸ noun: the act of moving forward toward a goal
▸ verb: pay in advance ("Can you advance me some money?")
▸ verb: develop further
▸ verb: bring forward for consideration or acceptance ("Advance an argument")
▸ verb: rise in rate or price
▸ verb: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
▸ verb: cause to move forward
▸ verb: move forward ("We have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward")
▸ verb: contribute to the progress or growth of
▸ verb: increase or raise
▸ verb: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
▸ verb: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position ("Women tend not to advance in the major law firms")
▸ verb: develop in a positive way
▸ Also see advancing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to advance
▸ Usage examples for advance
▸ Idioms related to advance (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing advance
▸ Words that often appear near advance
▸ Rhymes of advance
▸ Invented words related to advance
▸ noun: increase in price or value ("The news caused a general advance on the stock market")
▸ noun: an amount paid before it is earned
▸ noun: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others ("She rejected his advances")
▸ noun: a change for the better; progress in development
▸ noun: a movement forward
▸ noun: the act of moving forward toward a goal
▸ verb: pay in advance ("Can you advance me some money?")
▸ verb: develop further
▸ verb: bring forward for consideration or acceptance ("Advance an argument")
▸ verb: rise in rate or price
▸ verb: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
▸ verb: cause to move forward
▸ verb: move forward ("We have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward")
▸ verb: contribute to the progress or growth of
▸ verb: increase or raise
▸ verb: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
▸ verb: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position ("Women tend not to advance in the major law firms")
▸ verb: develop in a positive way
▸ Also see advancing
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to advance
▸ Usage examples for advance
▸ Idioms related to advance (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing advance
▸ Words that often appear near advance
▸ Rhymes of advance
▸ Invented words related to advance