advance

CEFRB2

/ədˈvɑːns/

verb · noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To move forward or make progress.

  2. 02

    noun

    Progress or a movement forward.

Examples

  • Please give us advance warning of any changes.

  • You should pay your rent in advance.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ədˈvɛənts]
  • /ədˈvans/

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To move forward in space or time., To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.

  2. To promote or advantage.

noun

Extra meaning

  1. Money given before it is officially due.

More examples

In context

  • You would do well to tell it to him in advance.

  • I advanced towards him step by step, stopping sometimes for fear of waking him.

  • an advance in health or knowledge

Synonyms

Antonyms

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Origin

verb

From Middle English avauncen, avancen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman avauncier, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante, from Latin ab + ante (“before”). ⟨d⟩ added in analogy to Latin ad- (cf. Middle French advancer). Compare avaunt.