advance

adjahead in position or time

nounforward movement
nounimprovement, progress in development
nounmoney given beforehand
verbmove something forward, often quickly
verbpromote or propose an idea
verbgive money beforehand
verbincrease in amount, number, or position

Word Origin & History

mid-13c., avauncen, transitive, "improve (something), further the development of," from Old French avancier "move forward" (12c.), from Vulgar Latin *abanteare (source of Italian avanzare, Spanish avanzar), from Late Latin abante "from before," composed of ab- "from" (see ab-) + ante "before, in front of, against" (see ante).

The -d- was inserted 16c. on mistaken notion that initial a- was from Latin ad-. From c.1300 as "to promote;" intransitive sense is mid-14c., "move forward." Meaning "to give money before it is legally due" is first attested 1670s. Related:

EXPAND

Example Sentences for advance

In this a step in advance of some of our neighbours was taken.

This request he intended to refuse, and enjoyed in advance the humiliation of young Rushton.

The boy shouldered the carpetbag and started in advance, Robert following.

Accompanied by one of the blacks, Eyre went on in advance to find water.

Judged by the discussions of to-day, what advance has in politics been ...

EXPAND

Relevance ranks synonyms and suggests the best matches based on how closely a synonym’s sense matches the sense you selected.

Relevance

A-Z

Length

Synonyms for advance

adj ahead in position or time

advance

Synonyms for advance

Antonyms for advance

More words related to advance

accelerate

accelerates

accelerating

advancement

advancements

advertise

advance

Synonyms for advance

Antonyms for advance

More words related to advance

.css-b3ywll{color:inherit;-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}accelerate

accelerates

accelerating

advancement

advancements

advertise

accelerate