ALL meanings of advance
ad·vance
A a - verb advance To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone. 3
- verb advance To advance means to make progress, especially in your knowledge of something. 3
- verb advance If you advance someone a sum of money, you lend it to them, or pay it to them earlier than arranged. 3
- countable noun advance An advance is money which is lent or paid to someone before they would normally receive it. 3
- verb advance To advance an event, or the time or date of an event, means to bring it forward to an earlier time or date. 3
- verb advance If you advance a cause, interest, or claim, you support it and help to make it successful. 3
- verb advance When a theory or argument is advanced, it is put forward for discussion. 3
- variable noun advance An advance is a forward movement of people or vehicles, usually as part of a military operation. 3
- noun plural advance If you make advances to someone, you try to start a sexual relationship with them. 3
- variable noun advance An advance in a particular subject or activity is progress in understanding it or in doing it well. 3
- singular noun advance If something is an advance on what was previously available or done, it is better in some way. 3
- adjective advance Advance booking, notice, or warning is done or given before an event happens. 3
- adjective advance An advance party or group is a small group of people who go on ahead of the main group. 3
- verb advance to go or bring forward in position 3
- verb advance to move (towards) in a threatening manner 3
- verb advance to present for consideration; suggest 3
- verb advance to bring or be brought to a further stage of development; improve; further 3
- verb advance to cause (an event) to occur earlier 3
- verb advance to supply (money, goods, etc) beforehand, either for a loan or as an initial payment 3
- verb advance to increase (a price, value, rate of occurrence, etc) or (of a price, etc) to be increased 3
- verb advance to improve one's position; be promoted 3
- verb advance to promote in rank, status, or position 3
- noun advance forward movement; progress in time or space 3
- noun advance improvement; progress in development 3
- noun advance the supplying of commodities or funds before receipt of an agreed consideration 3
- noun advance the commodities or funds supplied in this manner 3
- noun advance (as modifier) 3
- noun advance a money payment made before it is legally due 3
- noun advance a loan of money 3
- noun advance an increase in price, value, rate of occurrence, etc 3
- noun advance forward in position or time 3
- verb transitive advance to bring forward; move forward 3
- verb transitive advance to raise in rank, importance, etc.; promote 3
- verb transitive advance to help or hasten the success or completion of; further 3
- verb transitive advance to put forward; propose 3
- verb transitive advance to bring closer to the present 3
- verb transitive advance to cause (a future event) to happen earlier 3
- verb transitive advance to assign a later date to (a past event) 3
- verb transitive advance to raise the rate of; increase 3
- verb transitive advance to pay (money) before due 3
- verb transitive advance to lend 3
- intransitive verb advance to go forward; move ahead 3
- intransitive verb advance to make progress; improve; develop 3
- intransitive verb advance to rise in rank, importance, etc. 3
- intransitive verb advance to rise in price or cost; increase 3
- noun advance a moving forward 3
- noun advance an improvement; progress 3
- noun advance a rise in value or cost 3
- noun advance approaches to get favor, become acquainted, etc.; overtures (to someone) 3
- noun advance a payment made before due, as of wages 3