English to English
advance
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adjective (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.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a change for the better; progress in development(noun.event)source: wordnet30
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)(noun.act)Synonym:
advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression
Antonym:
retreatsource: wordnet30 - increase in price or value(noun.act)Example:
The news caused a general advance on the stock market.
source: wordnet30 - The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- being ahead of time or need(adj.all)Example:
Gave advance warning.
source: wordnet30 - situated ahead or going before(adj.all)Example:
An advance party.
At that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance(verb.communication)Example:
Advance an argument.
source: wordnet30 - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.(verb.competition)Synonym:
gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win
Antonym:
drop off, fall back, fall behind, lose, recedesource: wordnet30 - develop in a positive way(verb.change)Synonym:
come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up
Antonym:
regress, retrograde, retrogresssource: wordnet30 - develop further(verb.change)source: wordnet30
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position(verb.social)Example:
Women tend not to advance in the major law firms.
Synonym:
elevate, kick upstairs, promote, raise, upgrade
Antonym:
break, bump, demote, kick downstairs, relegatesource: wordnet30 - pay in advance(verb.possession)Example:
Can you advance me some money?.
source: wordnet30 - move forward(verb.motion)Example:
We have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward.
source: wordnet30 - To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.(verb)source: webster1913
- To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me.(verb)source: webster1913