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advance [ədˈvɑːns] vb 1. to go or bring forward in position 2. (foll by on) to move (towards) in a threatening manner 3. (tr) to present for consideration; suggest 4. to bring or be brought to a further stage of development; improve; further 5. (tr) to cause (an event) to occur earlier 6. (tr) to supply (money, goods, etc.) beforehand, either for a loan or as an initial payment 7. to increase (a price, value, rate of occurrence, etc.) or (of a price, etc.) to be increased 8. (intr) to improve one's position; be promoted he advanced rapidly in his job 9. (tr) Archaic to promote in rank, status, or position n
1. forward movement; progress in time or space 2. improvement; progress in development 3. (Business / Commerce) Commerce a. the supplying of commodities or funds before receipt of an agreed consideration b. the commodities or funds supplied in this manner c. (as modifier) an advance supply 4. (Law) Also called advance payment a money payment made before it is legally due this is an advance on your salary 5. (Economics, Accounting & Finance / Banking & Finance) a loan of money 6. an increase in price, value, rate of occurrence, etc. 7. a less common word for advancement [1] in advance a. beforehand payment in advance b. (foll by of) ahead in time or development ideas in advance of the time 9. (modifier) forward in position or time advance booking an advance warning See also advances [C15 advauncen, altered (on the model of words beginning with Latin ad-) from C13 avauncen, via Old French from Latin abante from before, from ab- away from + ante before] advancer n advancingly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
advance verb 1. progress, proceed, go ahead, move up, come forward, go forward, press on, gain ground, make inroads, make headway, make your way, cover ground, make strides, move onward Rebel forces are advancing on the capital. progress retreat, weaken, diminish, decrease, move back, lessen, regress 2. accelerate, speed, promote, hurry (up), step up (informal), hasten, precipitate, quicken, bring forward, push forward, expedite, send forward Too much protein in the diet may advance the ageing process. 3. improve, rise, grow, develop, reform, pick up, progress, thrive, upgrade, multiply, prosper, make strides The country has advanced from a rural society to an industrial power. 4. suggest, offer, present, propose, allege, cite, advocate, submit, prescribe, put forward, proffer, adduce, offer as a suggestion Many theories have been advanced as to why this is. suggest hide, suppress, withhold, hold back noun 1. down payment, increase (in price), credit, loan, fee, deposit, retainer, prepayment She was paid a £100,000 advance for her next two novels. 2. attack, charge, strike, rush, assault, raid, invasion, offensive, onslaught, advancement, foray, incursion, forward movement, onward movement They simulated an advance on enemy positions. 3. improvement, development, gain, growth, breakthrough, advancement, step, headway, inroads, betterment, furtherance, forward movement, amelioration, onward movement Air safety has not improved since the advances of the 1970s. 4. increase, rise, development, gain, growth, boost, addition, expansion, extension, enlargement, escalation, upsurge, upturn, increment, intensification, augmentation They clocked up a worldwide sales advance of 27 per cent. plural noun overtures, moves, offer, approach, proposal, come-on (informal), invitation, proposition She rejected his advances during the trip to Cannes. adjective 1. expeditionary, first, leading, test, forward, trial, in front, preliminary, foremost, exploratory a 20-strong advance party 2. prior, early, previous, beforehand The event received little advance publicity. in advance beforehand, earlier, ahead, previously, in the lead, in the forefront The subject of the talk is announced a week in advance. Translations advance [ədˈvɑːns] A. N 1. (= forward movement) → avance m the rapid advance of the Russian army → el rápido avance de las tropas rusas 2. (= progress) (in science, technology) → avance m, adelanto m; [of disease] → avance m an important scientific advance → un importante avance or adelanto científico the rapid advance of modern industrial society → el vertiginoso desarrollo de la sociedad industrial moderna with the advance of old age → según se va/iba envejeciendo 3. [of money] 3.1. (= initial payment) → anticipo m, adelanto m she was paid a £530,000 advance for her next novel → le dieron un anticipo or adelanto de 530.000 libras por su próxima novela 3.2. (on salary) could you give me an advance? → ¿me podría dar un anticipo? she got an advance on her salary → consiguió que le anticiparan parte del sueldo 3.3. (= loan) → préstamo m 4. (= rise) (in prices) → alza f, aumento m any advance on £15? (in auction) → ¿alguien ofrece más de 15 libras?, 15 libras ¿alguien da más? 5. advances (amorous) → insinuaciones fpl (Pol) → intentos mpl de acercamiento to make advances to or toward(s) sb (amorous) → insinuarse a algn, hacer insinuaciones a algn she accused him of making unwanted sexual advances → lo acusó de insinuaciones sexuales indebidas she rejected his advances → no hizo caso de sus insinuaciones 6. in advance: to let sb know a week in advance → avisar a algn con ocho días de antelación to book in advance → reservar con antelación the dish may be made in advance → el plato puede prepararse con anterioridad in advance of to arrive in advance of sb → llegar antes que algn to be in advance of one's time → adelantarse a su época, estar por delante de su época to pay in advance → pagar por adelantado to send sb on in advance → mandar a algn por delante thanking you in advance → agradeciéndole de antemano B. VT 1. (= move forward) [+ time, date, clock] → adelantar (Mil) [+ troops] → avanzar it advances the ageing process → acelera el envejecimiento 2. (= further) [+ plan, knowledge] → potenciar; [+ interests] → promover, fomentar; [+ career] → promocionar; [+ cause, claim] → promover; [+ person] (in career) → ascender (to a) he has done much to advance our understanding of music → ha contribuido mucho a potenciar nuestros conocimientos musicales C. VI 1. (= move forward) → avanzar the advancing enemy army → el ejército enemigo que avanza she advanced across the room → avanzó hacia el otro lado de la habitación to advance on sth/sb (gen) → acercarse a algo/algn, avanzar hacia algo/algn to advance on sth (Mil) → avanzar sobre algo 2. (= progress) [science, technology] → progresar, adelantarse; [work, society] → avanzar; [career] → progresar; [person, pupil] → hacer progresos, progresar; (in rank) → ascender (to a) her film career was advancing nicely → su carrera cinematográfica progresaba bien or iba por muy buen camino despite his advancing years he was a good player → a pesar de su edad(avanzada)era un buen jugador with advancing years one forgets → con el paso de los años uno se olvida 3. (Fin) (= rise) [price] → subir D. CPD advance booking N → reserva f anticipada, reserva f por anticipado "advance booking advisable" → se recomienda que reserven por adelantado advance booking office N (Brit) → taquilla f (de reservas or venta anticipada) advance copy N [of book] → ejemplar m de muestra; [of speech] → copia f (del discurso) advance guard N (= reconnaissance group) → avanzada f; (= lookouts) → avanzadilla f; (= mobile unit) → brigada f móvil advance man N (US) (Pol) responsable de una campaña política advance notice N → aviso m previo meals can be provided with advance notice → con aviso previo, se preparan comidas advance party N (= reconnaissance group) → avanzada f; (= lookouts) → avanzadilla f advance payment N → anticipo m advance publicity N → promoción f (antes del estreno, lanzamiento, etc) advance warning N → aviso m previo advance [ədˈvɑːns] n (= forward movement) → avance f in advance [book, prepare, notify, agree, plan, decide] → à l'avance; [pay] → d'avance They bought the tickets in advance → Ils ont acheté les billets à l'avance. He arrived half an hour in advance → Il arriva une demi-heure à l'avance. in advance of → avant (= improvement) → progrès m advances in sth → des progrès dans qch advances in air safety → les progrès de la sécurité aérienne advances npl (= overtures) (gen) → propositions fpl; (amorous) → avances fpl to make advances to sb (gen) → faire des propositions à qn; (amorously) → faire des avances à qn vt (= put forward) [+ theory, explanation, argument] → avancer [+ money] → avancer (= promote) [+ cause, interests] → promouvoir (= move forward) [+ process] → accélérer vi (= move forward) [person, troops] → avancer The troops are advancing → Les troupes avancent. to advance on sth → avancer sur qch Troops are advancing on the capital → Les troupes avancent sur la capitale. (= make progress) [technology, understanding] → progresser Technology has advanced a lot → La technologie a beaucoup progressé. [water level] → monter advance booking n Advance booking is essential → Il est indispensable de réserver. "advance booking advisable" → "il est conseillé de réserver à l'avance" advance n (= progress) → Fortschritt m (= movement forward, of old age) → Voranschreiten nt; (of science) → Weiterentwicklung f; (of sea, ideas) → Vordringen nt; with the advance of old age → mit fortschreitendem Alter advances pl (amorous, fig) → Annäherungsversuche pl in advance → im Voraus; (temporal also) → vorher; to send somebody on in advance → jdn vorausschicken; £10 in advance → £ 10 als Vorschuss; thanking you in advance → mit bestem Dank im Voraus; to arrive in advance of the others → vor den anderen ankommen; to be (well) in advance of somebody/one’s time → jdm/seiner Zeit (weit) voraus sein vt (= move forward) date, time → vorverlegen; the dancer slowly advances one foot → die Tänzerin setzt langsam einen Fuß vor (= further) work, project → voran- or weiterbringen, förderlich sein für; cause, interests, career → fördern; knowledge → vergrößern; (= accelerate) growth → vorantreiben; (= promote) employee etc → befördern (= put forward) reason, opinion, plan → vorbringen (= raise) prices → anheben vi (Mil) → vorrücken; government troops are advancing against the rebels → die Regierungstruppen rücken weiter gegen die Rebellen vor (= move forward) → vorankommen; to advance toward(s) somebody/something → auf jdn/etw zugehen; to advance upon somebody → drohend auf jdn zukommen; as the sea advances over the rocks → während die See über die Felsen vordringt; old age is advancing on all of us → wir alle nähern uns dem Alter (fig: = progress) → Fortschritte pl → machen; we’ve advanced a long way since those days → wir sind seither ein gutes Stück voran- or weitergekommen; the work is advancing well → die Arbeit macht gute Fortschritte; are we advancing toward(s) some kind of solution? → kommen wir irgend einer Lösung näher?; as mankind advances in knowledge → während die Menschheit an Wissen gewinnt advance: advance booking advance booking office n (Theat) → Vorverkaufsstelle f advance copy n → Vorausexemplar nt, → Vorabdruck m advance: advance guard n → Vorhut f advance man n (US Pol) → Wahlhelfer m advance: advance notice n → frühzeitiger Bescheid; (of sth bad) → Vorwarnung f; to be given advance → frühzeitig Bescheid/eine Vorwarnung erhalten advance party n (Mil, fig) → Vorhut f advance payment n → Vorauszahlung f advance publicity n → Vorabwerbung f advance warning n = advance notice advance [ədˈvɑːns] 1. vt a. (move forward, time, date) → anticipare; (further, plan, knowledge) (Mil) (troops) → far avanzare; (promote, interests) → favorire; (person, in career) → promuovere b. (idea, suggestion, claim) → avanzare 2. vi (move forward, also) (Mil) → avanzare; (science, technology) → fare progressi, progredire; (civilization, mankind) → migliorare, fare progressi to advance on sb (threateningly) → avanzare contro qn 3. n a. (Mil) → avanzata (fig) (progress) → passo (in) avanti, progresso the advance of old age → l'avanzare dell'età or degli anni recent advances in technology → i recenti progressi della tecnica to make advances to sb (gen) → tentare un approccio con qn (amorously) → fare delle avances a qn in advance → in anticipo to arrive in advance of sb → arrivare in anticipo su qn or prima di qn to send sth a week in advance → spedire qc con una settimana di anticipo b. (loan) advance (on) → anticipo (su); (from bank) → anticipazione f bancaria (su) 4. adj (payment, booking) → anticipato/a; (copy of book) → distribuito/a in anticipo we weren't given any advance warning of his visit → non ci avevano dato nessun preavviso del suo arrivo v advance [ədˈvaːns] 1 to move forward The army advanced towards the town; Our plans are advancing well; He married the boss's daughter to advance (= improve) his chances of promotion. bevorder يَتَقَدَّم напредвам pokročit; zlepšit gøre fremskridt; rykke frem; skride fremad Fortschritte machen; verbessern προχωρώ, προελαύνω, προκόβω avanzar, proceder edasi liikuma, edenema, edendama پیش رفتن؛ پیشرفت کردن edetä (faire) avancer לְהִתְקַדֵם आगे बढ़ना unaprijediti halad memajukan sækja fram; efla avanzare 進む 나아가다 žengti į priekį virzīties uz priekšu; progresēt meningkatkan (doen)vooruitgaan rykke fram; forbedre, øke posuwać (się) naprzód avançar a avansa; a spori продвигаться postúpiť, zlepšiť napredovati, pospešiti napredovati avancera, främja เคลื่อนไปข้างหน้า ilerlemek 前進 рухати(ся) вперед, просуватися کوج کرنا tiến về; phát triển 提升;推进 2 to supply (someone) with (money) on credit The bank will advance you $500. leen, voorskiet يُقْرِض مَالاً، يُسَلِّف авансирам vyplatit předem låne; yde forskud Vorschuß geben (προ)καταβάλλω adelantar laenama مساعده دادن antaa velaksi avancer מִקְדָמָה अग्रिम देना dati predujam kölcsönad menyerahkan uang muka lána anticipare 前払いする 선불하다 duoti paskolą, išmokėti avansą izmaksāt (avansu vai aizdevumu) mendahulukan voorschieten låne, forskuttere wypłacać zaliczkę w wysokości adiantar a da un avans ссужать vyplatiť vopred vnaprej plačati platiti unapred förskottera, låna จ่ายล่วงหน้า avans vermek 預付 авансувати; позичати قرض دینا trả trước 预付 n 1 moving forward or progressing We've halted the enemy's advance; Great advances in medicine have been made in this century. vordering تَقَدُّم настъпление postup, pokrok fremrykning; fremmarch; fremskridt der Fortschritt πρόοδος, προέλαση avance, adelanto, progreso edasiliikumine, edusamm پیشرفت edistyminen progrès הִתְקַדְמוּת प्रगति napredak előrehaladás, fejlődés kemajuan framsókn, framfarir avanzata 前進 전진 žengimas pirmyn, pasiekimas virzīšanās uz priekšu; progress peningkatan vooruitgang framrykning; framskritt postęp avanço progres продвижение, прогресс postup, pokrok prodor, napredek napredovanje framryckning, framsteg การเคลื่อนไปข้างหน้า ilerleme, ilerleyiş 前進 просування; прогрес پیش قدمی sự tiến bộ 前进 2 a payment made before the normal time Can I have an advance on my salary? voorskot سُلْفَه، تَسْلِيف аванс záloha forskud der Vorschuß προκαταβολή anticipo avanss مساعده ennakkomaksu avance מִקְדָמָה अग्रिम राशि predujam előleg uang muka fyrirframgreiðsla anticipo 前払い 선불 avansas avanss; aizdevums pendahuluan voorschot forskudd zaliczka, zadatek adiantamento avans аванс záloha predujem akontacija förskott การจ่ายเงินล่วงหน้า avans 預付 аванс پیشگی tiền tạm ứng 预付 3 (usually in plural) an attempt at (especially sexual) seduction. verleiding, flankering مُحَاوَلَة لِكَسْب صَدَاقَةأو لِأغْرَاء захождам pokus o sblížení tilnærmelse(r) Annäherungsversuch (ανήθικες) προτάσεις (πληθ.) insinuación, propuesta lähenemiskatse ایجاد رابطه با جنس مخالف lähentely avance(s) הַקְדָמָה pokušaj zbližavanja próbálkozás rayuan umleitanir; það að reyna við e-n avance, approccio 言い寄り 구애 meilinimasis tuvošanās gerak laku avance tilnærmelser zaloty proposta avansuri заигрывания pokus o zblíženie dvorjenje zavoditi närmande การชักจูงให้ร่วมเพศ baştan çıkarmaya çalışma 勾引 аванси جنسی طور پر پیش قدمی lời tán tỉnh 求爱 adj 1 made etc before the necessary or agreed time an advance payment. vooruit مُقَدَّم، قَبْل المَوعِد предварителен předčasný forskuds- Voraus... προκαταβολικός por adelantado, anticipado ette- زودتر از موعد etu- anticipé מִקְדָמָה पूर्व prijevremeni előre fizetett di muka fyrirfram- anticipato 前渡しの 선불의 išankstinis iepriekšējs awal vooraf forskudds-, forskuddsvis przedterminowy, zaliczkowy adiantado anticipat сделанный заранее vopred vnaprejšen unapred (plaćen) förskotts- ที่จ่ายล่วงหน้า avans 預先的 той, що зроблено наперед پیشگی ادائیگی cung cấp trước 预先的 2 made beforehand an advance booking. vooraf سَلَفَاً предварително předem på forhånd im voraus από πριν anticipado ette- آماده ennakko- à l'avance מֵרֹאש अग्रिम राशि देना obavljen unaprijed előzetes sebelumnya fyrirfram- in anticipo, anticipato あらかじめの 사전의 išankstinis iepriekšējs bayaran pendahuluan vooraf på forhånd, forhånds- wczesny antecipado în avans предварительный dopredu predčasen unapred učinjen förhands- ล่วงหน้า önceden 預訂的 той, що зроблено передчасно وقت سے قبل làm trước 预订的 3 sent ahead of the main group or force the advance guard. voorste مُقَدِّمَة الجَيْشْ، طَلِيعَه авангард předvojový fortrops- voraus προπορευόμενος avanzadilla eel- پیشرو etu- avant-garde כִּח חָלוּץ @@@כּוֹח חָלוּץ$$$ predstraža előre tolt depan framlið/-sveitir (1) avanguardia 先に立つ 선발의 žvalgomasis avangarda- mara terlebih dahulu vooruitgezonden fortropps- przedni avançado avangardă передовой predvojový predstraža prethodan för[] แนวหน้า öncü 前鋒的 авангардний ہراول quân tiên phong 先头的;高级的 adj advanced having made a lot of progress; at a high level an advanced computer course; in the advanced stages of the illness. gevorderd مُتَقَدِّم напреднал pokročilý fremskreden; videregående; for viderekomne fortgeschritten προχωρημένος avanzado edasijõudnud, kaugele arenenud پیشرفته edistynyt avancé מִתְקַדֵם उन्नत uznapredovao haladó maju framhalds-; þróaður, langt kominn avanzato, avanzata 進んでいる 고급의 pažengęs į priekį uz priekšu pavirzījies; progresīvs; augstākā līmeņa ke peringkat yg lebih atas gevorderd videregående, for viderekomne; framskreden dla zaawansowanych, zaawansowany avançado avansat продвинутый pokročilý višji napredan avancerad, långt framskriden ที่อยู่นำหน้า; ชั้นสูง ileri, gelişmiş 先進的,進階的 сучасний; досконалий ترقی کرنا tiến bộ 先进的;高级的 in advance 1 before(hand) Can you pay me in advance? vooruit سَلَفَاً предварително předem på forhånd im voraus προκαταβολικά por adelantado ette از قبل؛ جلوتر ennakkoon d'avance מֵרֹאש समयपूर्व unaprijed előre di muka fyrirfram in anticipo, anticipatamente あらかじめ 미리 iš anksto iepriekš awal vooraf på forhånd z góry adiantado în avans заранее; авансом vopred vnaprej unapred i förskott ล่วงหน้า önceden 預先 наперед, заздалегідь پیشگی ادا کرنا trước 预先 2 in front I've been sent on in advance (of the main force). vooruit فِي الطَّلِيعَه пред v předsunuté pozici foran; forud; før (im) voraus πιο μπροστά, εκ των προτέρων al frente de ees جلوتر از دیگران؛ پیشرو edeltä käsin en éclaireur מֵרֹאש ispred előre lebih dulu á undan (öðrum) in avanscoperta 先立って 선두에 서서 priekyje pa priekšu di hadapan voor...uit foran na przód, na czoło na frente înainte вперёд v predsunutej pozícii kot izvidnik kao prethodnica i förväg ก่อนหน้า önünde, önünden 在前面 наперед سامنے phía trước 在前面 advance → تَحَسُن, يَتقَدم pokročit, pokrok forskud, rykke frem Voranschreiten, vorantreiben πρόοδος, προχωρώ avance, avanzar edetä, eteneminen avance, avancer napredovanje, napredovati avanzamento, avanzare 前進, 前進する 전진, 전진시키다 vooruitgaan, vooruitgang framskritt, fremme postęp, posunąć się naprzód avançar, avanço продвигаться, продвижение avancera, framryckning ก้าวหน้า, ความก้าวหน้า ilerleme, ilerlemek sự tiến lên, tiến lên 前进 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| Vertical black figures in twos and threes would advance, stop, watch, and advance again, spreading out as they did so in a thin irregular crescent that promised to enclose the pit in its attenuated horns. Here, I felt, I could defy an army, for but a single foeman could advance upon me at a time, nor could he know that I was awaiting him until he came full upon me around the corner of the turn. Gentlemen, I applied that money to the purpose for which I took it; I paid it as an initiation fee and one year's dues in advance to the Treasurer of the Cashiers' Mutual Defence Association. |
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