Definition of 'advance'

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Noun

1. a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops"
      Synonyms: progress progression
2. a change for the better; progress in development
      Synonyms: improvement betterment
3. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
      Synonyms: overture approach feeler
4. the act of moving forward toward a goal
      Synonyms: progress progression procession advancement forward motion onward motion
5. an amount paid before it is earned
      Synonyms: cash advance
6. increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
      Synonyms: rise

Verb

1. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on"
      Synonyms: progress pass on move on march on go on
      Antonyms: recede fall back retire
2. bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument"
      Synonyms: throw out
3. increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
      Synonyms: boost supercharge
4. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
      Synonyms: promote boost further encourage
5. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
      Synonyms: bring forward
      Antonyms: back
6. 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"
      Synonyms: gain win pull ahead make headway get ahead gain ground
      Antonyms: fall back lose drop off fall behind recede
7. develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
      Synonyms: progress come on come along get on get along shape up
      Antonyms: regress retrograde retrogress
8. develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"
9. 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"
      Synonyms: promote upgrade kick upstairs raise elevate
      Antonyms: demote bump relegate break kick downstairs
10. pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"
11. move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
       Synonyms: set ahead
12. rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
       Synonyms: gain

Adjective

1. being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
      Synonyms: beforehand
2. situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
      Synonyms: advanced in advance

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