advance
verb
[ ədˈvɑːns ]
• move forwards in a purposeful way.
• "he advanced towards the dispatch box"
Similar:
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,
• make or cause to make progress.
• "our knowledge is advancing all the time"
Similar:
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 ahead,
get ahead,
go places,
get somewhere,
• put forward (a theory or suggestion).
• "the hypothesis I wish to advance in this article"
Similar:
put forward,
present,
come up with,
submit,
suggest,
propose,
introduce,
put up,
offer,
proffer,
adduce,
moot,
• lend (money) to (someone).
• "the building society advanced them a loan"
Similar:
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,
advance
noun
• a forward movement.
• "the rebels' advance on Madrid was well under way"
• a development or improvement.
• "advances in engineering techniques"
Similar:
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 amount of money paid before it is due or for work only partly completed.
• "the author was paid a £250,000 advance"
• an approach made to someone with the aim of initiating sexual or amorous relations.
• "her tutor made advances to her"
Similar:
sexual approaches,
overtures,
moves,
a pass,
proposal,
proposition,
offer,
suggestion,
appeal,
come-on,
advance
adjective
• done, sent, or supplied beforehand.
• "advance notice"
Similar:
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.
