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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Advance \Ad*vance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advanced}; p. pr & vb n. {Advancing}(#).] [OE. avancen avauncen F. avancer fr a supposed LL abantiare ab + ante (F. avant) before The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be fr L. ad See {Avaunt}.] 1. To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on 2. To raise; to elevate. [Archaic] They . . . advanced their eyelids. --Shak. 3. To raise to a higher rank; to promote. Ahasueres . . . advanced him and set his seat above all the princes. --Esther iii. 1. 4. 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. 5. To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show as to advance an argument. Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own --Pope. 6. To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten. 7. 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 8. To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as to advance the price of goods. 9. To extol; to laud. [Obs.] Greatly advancing his gay chivalry. --Spenser. Syn: To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten; accelerate; allege; adduce; assign. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Advance \Ad*vance"\, v. i. 1. To move or go forward; to proceed; as he advanced to greet me 2. To increase or make progress in any respect; as to advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price. 3. To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted. Advanced to a level with ancient peers. --Prescott. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Advance \Ad*vance"\, a. 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Advance \Ad*vance"\, n. [Cf. F. avance, fr avancer See {Advance}, v.] 1. The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress. 2. Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as an advance in health, knowledge, or religion; an advance in rank or office. 3. An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as an advance on the prime cost of goods. 4. 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. [He] made the like advances to the dissenters. --Swift. 5. 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. I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances. --Jay. The account was made up with intent to show what advances had been made --Kent. {In advance} a In front; before b Beforehand; before an equivalent is received. c In the state of having advanced money on account; as A is in advance to B a thousand dollars or pounds. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: advance adj 1: being ahead of time or need "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" [syn: {advance(a)}, {beforehand(p)}] 2: situated ahead or going before "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" [syn: {advance(a)}, {advanced(a)}, {in advance(p)}] n 1: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" [syn: {progress}, {progression}] 2: a change for the better; progress in development [syn: {improvement}, {betterment}] 3: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others "she rejected his advances" [syn: {overture}, {approach}, {feeler}] 4: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progress}, {progression}, {advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}] 5: an amount paid before it is earned [syn: {cash advance}] 6: increase in price or value: "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" [syn: {rise}] v 1: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense: "Time marches on" [syn: {progress}, {pass on}, {move on}, {march on}, {go on}] [ant: {recede}] 2: bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" [syn: {throw out}] 3: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" [syn: {boost}] 4: contribute to the progress or growth of "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {promote}, {boost}, {further}, {encourage}] 5: cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" [syn: {bring forward}] [ant: {back}] 6: obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground" [syn: {gain}, {win}, {make headway}, {get ahead}, {gain ground}] [ant: {fall back}] 7: make progress; "He progressed well in school" [syn: {progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {get on}, {get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}] 8: develop further; "We are advancing technology every day" 9: give a promotion to "raise in rank"; assign to a higher position [syn: {promote}, {upgrade}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}] [ant: {demote}] 10: pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?" 11: move forward; of clocks and watches [syn: {set ahead}] 12: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" [syn: {gain}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Advance, IN (town, FIPS 640) Location: 39.99523 N, 86.62043 W Population (1990): 520 (177 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Advance, MO (city, FIPS 262) Location: 37.10355 N, 89.91453 W Population (1990): 1139 (520 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63730 Advance, NC Zip code(s): 27006
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