Overview of verb advance

The verb advance has 12 senses

• advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")


• advance, throw out -- (bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument")


• boost, advance, supercharge -- (increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit")


• promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -- (contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom")


• advance, bring forward -- (cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?")


• 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")


• 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")


• advance -- (develop further; "We are advancing technology every day")


• 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")


• advance -- (pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?")


• advance, set ahead -- (move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward")


• advance, gain -- (rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today")

Overview of adj advanced

The adj advanced has 8 senses

• advanced -- (farther along in physical or mental development; "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average")


• advanced -- (comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion")


• advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern -- (ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?")


• advanced -- (at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University")


• advanced, sophisticated -- (ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system")


• advanced, ripe -- (far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90")


• advanced -- ((of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically")


• advance, advanced, in advance -- (situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies")