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"
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 moveforward "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 moveforward "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
5. advance the firststep 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
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
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
