1. (v.t.)advance to move or bring forward in position.
2. advance to bring into consideration; suggest; propose: to advance reasons for a tax cut.
3. advance to further the development, progress, or prospects of; forward: to advance one's interests.
4. advance to raise in rank; promote.
5. advance to raise in rate or amount; increase.
6. advance to bring forward in time; accelerate: to advance a deadline.
7. advance to furnish or supply (money or goods) on credit.
8. advance to schedule at a later time or date.
9. (v.i.)advance to move or go forward; proceed.
10. advance to increase in quantity, value, price, etc.
11. advance to improve or make progress.
12. advance to grow or rise in importance, status, etc.
13. (n.)advance a forward movement: the advance of the troops.
14. advance a development showing progress; step forward; improvement.
15. advance improvement; promotion; advancement.
16. advance Usu., advances.
17. advance attempts at forming an acquaintanceship, reaching an agreement, etc., made by one party; overtures.
18. advance actions or words intended to be sexually inviting.
19. advance a rise in price, value, etc.
20. advance a furnishing of something before an equivalent is received: an advance on one's salary.
21. advance the money or goods thus furnished.
22. advance news copy, a press release, etc., prepared before the event it describes has occurred.
23. advance publicity done before the appearance of a noted person, the opening of a theatrical performance, etc.
24. advance an adjustment made in the setting of the distributor of an internal-combustion engine to generate the spark for ignition in each cylinder earlier in the cycle.
25. (adj.)advance going or placed before: an advance guard.
26. advance made, given, or issued ahead of time: an advance payment; an advance copy of a speech.
27. advance in advance, beforehand: Get your tickets in advance.
Etymology: (1200–50; < AF, OF avanc(i)er < VL *abantiāre, v. der. of LL abante in front (of))
Definition of 'Advance'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)progress, progression, advance a movement forward "he listened for the progress of the troops"
2. (noun)improvement, betterment, advance a change for the better; progress in development
3. (noun)overture, advance, approach, feeler a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others "she rejected his advances"
4. (noun)progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
5. (noun)advance, cash advance an amount paid before it is earned
6. (adj)advance, rise increase in price or value "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
7. (adj)advance(a), beforehand(p) being ahead of time or need "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
8. (verb)advance(a), advanced(a), in advance(p) situated ahead or going before "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
9. (verb)advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on move forward, also in the metaphorical sense "Time marches on"
10. (verb)advance, throw out bring forward for consideration or acceptance "advance an argument"
11. (verb)boost, advance, supercharge increase or raise "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
12. (verb)promote, advance, boost, further, encourage contribute to the progress or growth of "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
13. (verb)advance, bring forward cause to move forward "Can you move the car seat forward?"
14. (verb)gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground 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"
15. (verb)progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up develop in a positive way "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
16. (verb)advance develop further "We are advancing technology every day"
17. (verb)promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate 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"
18. (verb)advance pay in advance "Can you advance me some money?"
19. (verb)advance, set ahead move forward "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
20. (verb)advance, gain rise in rate or price "The stock market gained 24 points today"
1. (noun)advance a change toward sth better advances in medicine
2. advance in advance before sth happens We were not told in advance.
3. advance ≠ retreat the army's advance into enemy territory
4. (verb)advance ≠ retreat armies advancing toward each other
5. advance to progress to a higher level She worked hard to advance her career.; the teams that will advance to the next round of the competition
6. (adjective)advance done or happening before an attack without any advance warning; an advance notice of price increases
Definition of 'Advance'
Webster Dictionary
1. (adj)Advance 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
2. Advance the act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress
3. Advance improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or religion; an advance in rank or office
4. Advance an addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods
5. Advance 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
6. Advance 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
7. (verb)Advance to bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on
8. (verb)Advance to raise; to elevate
9. (verb)Advance to raise to a higher rank; to promote
10. (verb)Advance 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
11. (verb)Advance to bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; as, to advance an argument
12. (verb)Advance to make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten
13. (verb)Advance 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
14. (verb)Advance to raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods
15. (verb)Advance to extol; to laud
16. (verb)Advance to move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me
17. (verb)Advance to increase or make progress in any respect; as, to advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price
18. (verb)Advance to rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted
Sense: to move forward The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion.
Definitions of Advance 
Afrikaans: bevorder
Arabic: يَتَقَدَّم
Bulgarian: напредвам
Brazilian: avançar
Czech: pokročit; zlepšit
German: Fortschritte machen; verb
Danish: gøre fremskridt; rykke fr
Greek: προχωρώ, προελαύνω, προκό
Spanish: avanzar, proceder
Estonian: edasi liikuma, edenema, e
Farsi: پیش رفتن؛ پیشرفت کردن
Finnish: edetä
French: (faire) avancer
Hebrew: לְהִתְקַדֵם
Hindi: आगे बढ़ना
Croatian: unaprijediti
Hungarian: halad
Indonesian: memajukan
Icelandic: sækja fram; efla
Italian: avanzare
Japanese: 進む
Korean: 나아가다
Lithuanian: žengti į priekį
Latvian: virzīties uz priekšu; pro
Malay: meningkatkan
Dutch: (doen)vooruitgaan
Norwegian: rykke fram; forbedre,øke
Polish: posuwać (się) naprzód
Persian: پیش رفتن؛ پیشرفت کردن
Pashto: پرمختګ
Portuguese: avançar
Romanian: a avansa; a spori
Russian: продвигаться
Slovak: postúpiť, zlepšiť
Slovenian: napredovati, pospešiti
Serbian: napredovati
Swedish: avancera, främja
Thai: เคลื่อนไปข้างหน้า
Turkish: ilerlemek
Taiwanese: 前進
Ukrainian: рухати(ся) вперед, просув
Urdu: کوج کرنا
Vietnamese: tiến về; phát triển
Chinese: 提升，推进
