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Meaning of advance

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [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}, {advance}]
      2: a change for the better; progress in development [syn:
         {improvement}, {betterment}, {advance}]
      3: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of
         others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: {overture},
         {advance}, {approach}, {feeler}]
      4: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) [syn:
         {progress}, {progression}, {procession}, {advance},
         {advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward motion}] [ant:
         {retreat}]
      5: an amount paid before it is earned [syn: {advance}, {cash
         advance}]
      6: increase in price or value; "the news caused a general
         advance on the stock market" [syn: {advance}, {rise}]
      v 1: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches
           on" [syn: {advance}, {progress}, {pass on}, {move on},
           {march on}, {go on}] [ant: {draw back}, {move back}, {pull
           away}, {pull back}, {recede}, {retire}, {retreat},
           {withdraw}]
      2: bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an
         argument" [syn: {advance}, {throw out}]
      3: increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical
         circuit" [syn: {boost}, {advance}, {supercharge}]
      4: contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the
         use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {promote},
         {advance}, {boost}, {further}, {encourage}]
      5: cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?"
         [syn: {advance}, {bring forward}] [ant: {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" [syn: {gain},
         {advance}, {win}, {pull ahead}, {make headway}, {get ahead},
         {gain ground}] [ant: {drop off}, {fall back}, {fall behind},
         {lose}, {recede}]
      7: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school";
         "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" [syn:
         {progress}, {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on},
         {get along}, {shape up}] [ant: {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" [syn: {promote}, {upgrade},
         {advance}, {kick upstairs}, {raise}, {elevate}] [ant:
         {break}, {bump}, {demote}, {kick downstairs}, {relegate}]
      10: pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"
      11: move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we
          travel eastward" [syn: {advance}, {set ahead}]
      12: rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points
          today" [syn: {advance}, {gain}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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