Advance

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Advance \Ad*vance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advanced}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Advancing}(#).] [OE. avancen, avauncen, F. avancer,
   fr. a supposed LL. abantiare; ab + ante (F. avant) before.
   The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be
   fr. L. ad. See {Avaunt}.]
   1. To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to
      make to go on.
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   2. To raise; to elevate. [Archaic]
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            They . . . advanced their eyelids.    --Shak.
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   3. To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
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            Ahasueres . . . advanced him, and set his seat above
            all the princes.                      --Esther iii.
                                                  1.
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   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.
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   5. To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show;
      as, to advance an argument.
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            Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own. --Pope.
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   6. To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
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   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.
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   8. To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate;
      as, to advance the price of goods.
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   9. To extol; to laud. [Obs.]
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            Greatly advancing his gay chivalry.   --Spenser.
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   Syn: To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten;
        accelerate; allege; adduce; assign.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Advance \Ad*vance"\, v. i.
   1. To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to
      greet me.
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   2. To increase or make progress in any respect; as, to
      advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price.
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   3. To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred
      or promoted.
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            Advanced to a level with ancient peers. --Prescott.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Advance \Ad*vance"\, a.
   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.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Advance \Ad*vance"\, n. [Cf. F. avance, fr. avancer. See
   {Advance}, v.]
   1. The act of advancing or moving forward or upward;
      progress.
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   2. Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally,
      or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or
      religion; an advance in rank or office.
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   3. An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an
      advance on the prime cost of goods.
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   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.
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            [He] made the like advances to the dissenters.
                                                  --Swift.
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   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.
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            I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances.
                                                  --Jay.
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            The account was made up with intent to show what
            advances had been made.               --Kent.
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   {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.
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from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Advance, IN (town, FIPS 640)
  Location: 39.99523 N, 86.62043 W
  Population (1990): 520 (177 housing units)
  Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
Advance, MO (city, FIPS 262)
  Location: 37.10355 N, 89.91453 W
  Population (1990): 1139 (520 housing units)
  Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 63730
Advance, NC
  Zip code(s): 27006

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Advance, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
   Population (2000):    562
   Housing Units (2000): 190
   Land area (2000):     0.625345 sq. miles (1.619637 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.625345 sq. miles (1.619637 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            00640
   Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
   Location:             39.996577 N, 86.619289 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Advance, IN
    Advance

from U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)

Advance, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
   Population (2000):    1244
   Housing Units (2000): 593
   Land area (2000):     0.870651 sq. miles (2.254976 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.870651 sq. miles (2.254976 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            00262
   Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
   Location:             37.104227 N, 89.911575 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     63730
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Advance, MO
    Advance

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