| Sounds | ahdvae'ns | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | askance ... trance: 20 rhymes with aens... | |
| Meaning | ahead of time or need. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Examples |
| |
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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). | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
©2001-25 · HyperDic hyper-dictionary · Contact
English |
Spanish |
Catalan
Privacy |
Robots