Advance

v. t.	1.	To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on. [imp. & p. p. Advanced ( ); p. pr. & vb. n. Advancing ( ).]
	2.	To raise; to elevate. 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. Greatly advancing his gay chivalry. - Spenser.
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.
n.	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.
a.	1.	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.

Noun	1.	advance - a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" Synonyms: progression, progress
	2.	advance - a change for the better; progress in development Synonyms: betterment, improvement
	3.	advance - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" Synonyms: feeler, overture, approach
	4.	advance - the act of moving forward toward a goal Synonyms: forward motion, onward motion, progress, advancement, progression, procession
	5.	advance - an amount paid before it is earned Synonyms: cash advance
	6.	advance - increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" Synonyms: rise
Verb	1.	advance - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" Synonyms: march on, move on, progress, go on, pass on Antonyms: recede, fall back, retire - move back and away from; "The enemy fell back"
	2.	advance - bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" Synonyms: throw out
	3.	advance - increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" Synonyms: supercharge, boost
	4.	advance - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" Synonyms: encourage, promote, further, boost
	5.	advance - cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" Synonyms: bring forward Antonyms: back - cause to travel backward; "back the car into the parking spot"
	6.	advance - 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 ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain
	7.	advance - develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" Synonyms: progress, shape up, come along, come on, get along, get on
	8.	advance - develop further; "We are advancing technology every day"
	9.	advance - 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: elevate, kick upstairs, promote, upgrade, raise
	10.	advance - pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?"
	11.	advance - move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" Synonyms: set ahead
	12.	advance - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" Synonyms: gain
Adj.	1.	advance - being ahead of time or need; "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report" Synonyms: beforehand
	2.	advance - situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" Synonyms: in advance, advanced

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