Dictionary entry details
• ADVANCE (noun)
Meaning:
A movement forward
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
advance; progression; progress
Context example:
he listened for the progress of the troops
Hypernyms ("advance" is a kind of...):
change of location; travel (a movement through space that changes the location of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "advance"):
head; headway (forward movement)
Meaning:
A change for the better; progress in development
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
betterment; advance; improvement
Hypernyms ("advance" is a kind of...):
shift; transformation; transmutation (a qualitative change)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "advance"):
conservation; preservation (an occurrence of improvement by virtue of preventing loss or injury or other change)
accommodation; adjustment; fitting (making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)
elaboration; refinement (the result of improving something)
resurgence; revitalisation; revitalization; revival; revivification (bringing again into activity and prominence)
recovery (return to an original state)
Meaning:
A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
feeler; overture; advance; approach
Context example:
she rejected his advances
Hypernyms ("advance" is a kind of...):
proffer; proposition; suggestion (a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection)
Meaning:
The act of moving forward toward a goal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
forward motion; onward motion; progress; advancement; procession; progression; advance
Hypernyms ("advance" is a kind of...):
motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "advance"):
push (an effort to advance)
career; life history (the general progression of your working or professional life)
march (a steady advance)
clear sailing; easy going; plain sailing (easy unobstructed progress)
leapfrog (advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors)
Meaning:
An amount paid before it is earned
Classified under:
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession
Synonyms:
cash advance; advance
Hypernyms ("advance" is a kind of...):
amount; amount of money; sum; sum of money (a quantity of money)
Meaning:
Increase in price or value
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
advance; rise
Context example:
the news caused a general advance on the stock market
Hypernyms ("advance" is a kind of...):
increase; step-up (the act of increasing something)
• ADVANCE (adjective)
Meaning:
Being ahead of time or need
Synonyms:
advance; beforehand
Context examples:
gave advance warning / was beforehand with her report
Similar:
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
Synonyms:
in advance; advance; advanced
Context examples:
an advance party / at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies
Similar:
front (relating to or located in the front)
• ADVANCE (verb)
Meaning:
Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
advance; march on; move on; progress; pass on; go on
Context example:
Time marches on
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "advance"):
elapse; glide by; go along; go by; lapse; pass; slide by; slip away; slip by (pass by)
rachet up; ratchet; ratchet down (move by degrees in one direction only)
edge; inch (advance slowly, as if by inches)
close in; draw in (advance or converge on)
overhaul; overtake; pass (travel past)
string; string along (move or come along)
plough on; press on; push on (continue moving forward)
encroach; impinge; infringe (advance beyond the usual limit)
creep up; sneak up (advance stealthily or unnoticed)
penetrate (make one's way deeper into or through)
forge (move ahead steadily)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Sentence example:
The water advances
Antonym:
recede (move back and away from)
Meaning:
Bring forward for consideration or acceptance
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Synonyms:
advance; throw out
Context example:
advance an argument
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
advise; propose; suggest (make a proposal, declare a plan for something)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Increase or raise
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
supercharge; advance; boost
Context example:
boost the voltage in an electrical circuit
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
increase (make bigger or more)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Contribute to the progress or growth of
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
promote; encourage; further; boost; advance
Context example:
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
back up; support (give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "advance"):
feed (support or promote)
carry (take further or advance)
help (contribute to the furtherance of)
spur (incite or stimulate)
foster; further (promote the growth of)
connive at; wink at (give one's silent approval to)
conduce; contribute; lead (be conducive to)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Cause to move forward
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
bring forward; advance
Context example:
Can you move the car seat forward?
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "advance"):
nose (advance the forward part of with caution)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Antonym:
back (cause to travel backward)
Meaning:
Obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
pull ahead; gain ground; get ahead; make headway; win; gain; advance
Context examples:
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
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "advance"):
steal (steal a base)
hit; rack up; score; tally (gain points in a game)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Develop in a positive way
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
shape up; progress; come along; get along; come on; get on; advance
Context examples:
He progressed well in school / My plants are coming along / Plans are shaping up
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
develop (grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "advance"):
climb (improve one's social status)
leapfrog (progress by large jumps instead of small increments)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
Meaning:
Develop further
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
We are advancing technology every day
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
ameliorate; amend; better; improve; meliorate (to make better)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
elevate; kick upstairs; promote; upgrade; advance; raise
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
assign; delegate; depute; designate (give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person))
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "advance"):
brevet (promote somebody by brevet, in the military)
favor; favour; prefer (promote over another)
ennoble; entitle; gentle (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)
spot promote (promote on the spot)
bring up (promote from a lower position or rank)
tenure (give life-time employment to)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Pay in advance
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Context example:
Can you advance me some money?
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
lend; loan (give temporarily; let have for a limited time)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Sentence examples:
They advance the money to them
They advance them the money
Meaning:
Move forward
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
set ahead; advance
Context example:
we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
set (set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Rise in rate or price
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
gain; advance
Context example:
The stock market gained 24 points today
Hypernyms (to "advance" is one way to...):
climb; mount; rise; wax (go up or advance)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The stock market is going to advance
