Sounds | ahdvae'ns | |
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Rhymes | askance ... trance: 20 rhymes with aens... |
Meaning | ahead of time or need. | |
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Example | "gave advance warning" | |
Synonym | beforehand | |
Broader | early | At or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time |
Meaning | situated ahead or going before. | |
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Synonyms | advanced, in advance | |
Broader | front | relating to or located in the front |
Spanish | adelantado, avanzado | |
Catalan | avançat | |
Nouns | advance | a movement forward |
Meaning | A movement forward. | |
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Synonyms | progress, progression | |
Narrower | headway, head | Forward movement |
Broader | change of location, travel | A movement through space that changes the location of something |
Spanish | adelantamiento, avance, evolución, progresión, progreso | |
Catalan | avançament, avanç, avenç, evolució, progrés, progressió | |
Adjectives | advance | situated ahead or going before |
Verbs | advance | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
Meaning | A change for the better; progress in development. | |
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Synonyms | improvement, betterment | |
Narrower | adjustment, accommodation, fitting | making or becoming suitable |
conservation, preservation | An occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change | |
recovery | Return to an original state | |
refinement, elaboration | The result of improving something | |
revival, resurgence, revitalization, revitalisation, revivification | Bringing again into activity and prominence | |
Broader | transformation, transmutation, shift | A qualitative change |
Spanish | mejora, mejoría | |
Verbs | advance | develop in a positive way |
advance | contribute to the progress or growth of |
Meaning | A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others. | |
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Example | "she rejected his advances" | |
Synonyms | overture, approach, feeler | |
Broader | suggestion, proposition, proffer | A proposal offered for acceptance or rejection |
Spanish | aproximación, tentativa | |
Catalan | aproximació, temptativa, tempteig |
Meaning | The act of moving forward (as toward a goal). | |
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Synonyms | progress, progression, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion | |
Narrower | career, life history | The general progression of your working or professional life |
leapfrog | Advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors | |
march | A steady advance | |
plain sailing, clear sailing, easy going | Easy unobstructed progress | |
push | An effort to advance | |
Broader | motion, movement, move | The act of changing location from one place to another |
Opposite | retreat | The act of withdrawing or going backward (especially to escape something hazardous or unpleasant) |
Spanish | adelantamiento, avance, evolución, progresión, progreso | |
Catalan | avançament, avanç, avenç, evolució, progrés, progressió | |
Verbs | advance | develop in a positive way |
advance | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense |
Meaning | An amount paid before it is earned. | |
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Synonym | cash advance | |
Broader | sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money | A quantity of money |
Spanish | adelanto, anticipo, préstamo, suplido | |
Verbs | advance | pay in advance |
Meaning | increase / increase / increase / increase / increase in price or value. | |
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Example | "the news caused a general advance on the stock market" | |
Synonym | rise | |
Broader | increase, step-up | The act of increasing / increasing something |
Spanish | alza, aumento, subida | |
Catalan | pujada | |
Verbs | advance | rise in rate or price / price |
Meaning | bring forward for consideration or acceptance. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "advance an argument" | |
Synonym | throw out | |
Broader | propose, suggest, advise | make a proposal, declare a plan for something |
Spanish | avanzar, exponer, proponer, propugnar | |
Catalan | presentar, proposar, propugnar |
Meaning | increase or raise. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | boost, supercharge | |
Broader | increase | make bigger or more |
Spanish | anticipar, ascender, aumentar, fomentar, promover | |
Catalan | anticipar, ascendir, fomentar, promoure |
Meaning | contribute to the progress or growth of. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
Synonyms | promote, boost, further, encourage | |
Narrower | carry | Take further or advance |
connive at, wink at | Give one's silent approval to | |
contribute, lead, conduce | Be conducive to | |
feed | support / support or promote | |
foster, further | Promote the growth of | |
help | contribute to the furtherance of | |
spur | incite or stimulate | |
Broader | support, back up | Give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to |
Spanish | animar, anticipar, auspiciar, estimular, favorecer, fomentar, impulsar, incentivar, potenciar, promover, propulsar | |
Catalan | animar, anticipar, avançar, fomentar, incentivar, potenciar, propulsar | |
Nouns | advance | a change for the better |
Meaning | Cause to move forward. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Synonym | bring forward | |
Narrower | nose | Advance the forward part of with caution |
Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
Opposite | back | Cause to travel backward |
Spanish | adelantarse | |
Catalan | avançar-se | |
Nouns | advancement | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
Meaning | Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | gain, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground | |
Narrower | score, hit, tally, rack up | gain points in a game / game / game |
steal | Steal a base | |
Opposite | fall back, drop off, fall behind, recede | retreat |
Spanish | adelantarse, anticipar, avanzarse, avanzar, ganar, internarse | |
Catalan | anticipar, avançar-se, endinsar-se, guanyar, internar-se |
Meaning | Develop in a positive way. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Synonyms | progress, come on, come along, get on, get along, shape up | |
Narrower | climb | improve one's social status |
leapfrog | progress by large / large jumps instead of small increments | |
Broader | develop | Grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment |
Opposite | regress, retrograde, retrogress | get worse or fall back to a previous condition |
Spanish | anticipar, avanzar, progresar | |
Catalan | anticipar, avançar, progressar | |
Nouns | advance | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
advance | a change for the better |
Meaning | Develop further. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Broader | better, improve, amend, ameliorate, meliorate | To make better |
Spanish | anticipar, avanzar | |
Catalan | anticipar | |
Nouns | advancement | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) |
advancement | gradual improvement or growth or development |
Meaning | Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms" | |
Synonyms | promote, upgrade, kick upstairs, raise, elevate | |
Narrower | brevet | Promote somebody by brevet, in the military |
bring up | Promote from a lower position or rank | |
ennoble, gentle, entitle | Give a title / title to someone | |
prefer, favor, favour | Promote over another | |
spot promote | Promote on the spot | |
tenure | Give life-time employment / employment to | |
Broader | delegate, designate, depute, assign | Give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person) |
Opposite | demote, bump, relegate, break, kick downstairs | Assign to a lower position |
Spanish | anticipar, ascender | |
Catalan | anticipar | |
Nouns | advancement | encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance / acceptance of something |
Meaning | pay in advance. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
Model | They advance the money to them; They advance them the money | |
Example | "Can you advance me some money?" | |
Broader | lend, loan | Give temporarily |
Spanish | adelantar, anticipar, avanzar | |
Catalan | anticipar, avançar, bestreure | |
Nouns | advance | an amount paid before it is earned |
Meaning | Move forward. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" | |
Synonym | set ahead | |
Broader | set | set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly |
Spanish | adelantar | |
Catalan | avançar-se |
Meaning | Rise in rate or price / price. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Something ----s something | |
Model | The stock market is going to advance | |
Synonym | gain | |
Broader | wax, mount, climb, rise | go up or advance |
Spanish | adelantar, anticipar, aumentar, ganar | |
Catalan | anticipar, augmentar, avançar-se, avançar | |
Nouns | advance | increase / increase / increase / increase / increase in price or value |
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