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
3. a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" [syn: progress, progression]
4. a change for the better; progress in development [syn: improvement, betterment]
5. a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" [syn: overture, approach, feeler]
6. the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: progress, progression, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion}]
7. an amount paid before it is earned [syn: cash advance]
8. increase in price or value; "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" [syn: rise] v
9. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" [syn: progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on] [ant: recede]
10. bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" [syn: throw out]
11. increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" [syn: boost, supercharge]
12. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: promote, boost, further, encourage]
13. cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" [syn: bring forward] [ant: back]
14. obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was 220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <536398.56341.1294467097@catflap.bishopston.net> 220 catflap.bishopston.net dictd 1.11.2/rf on FreeBSD 8.1-STABLE <536399.56342.1294467097@catflap.bishopston.net>

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