Advance
Meanings and phrases
advance
- being ahead of time or need; beforehand
- situated ahead or going before; advanced; in advance
advance
- a movement forward; progress; progression
- a change for the better; progress in development; improvement; betterment
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; overture; approach; feeler
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal); progress; progression; procession; advancement; forward motion; onward motion
- an amount paid before it is earned; cash advance
- increase in price or value; rise
advance
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; progress; pass on; move on; march on; go on
- bring forward for consideration or acceptance; throw out
- increase or raise; boost; supercharge
- cause to move forward; bring forward
- contribute to the progress or growth of; promote; boost; further; encourage
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; gain; win; pull ahead; make headway; get ahead; gain ground
- develop in a positive way; progress; come on; come along; get on; get along; shape up
- develop further
- pay in advance
- move forward; set ahead
- rise in rate or price; gain
- give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; promote; upgrade; kick upstairs; raise; elevate
n.
- a percentage of death benefits paid directly to policy holders having a short life expectancy (usually 6 months)
n.
- an annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the beginning of equally spaced periods
n.
- the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine; lead
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- She did not advance to the semi-finals in either event.
- Vitiny did not advance to the semifinals.
- Daniel did not advance to the semifinals.
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- She did not advance to the semi-finals in either event.
- Vitiny did not advance to the semifinals.
- Daniel did not advance to the semifinals.
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- He failed to advance through the audition stages.
- However, they failed to advance past the group stage.
- Italy and Chile failed to advance.
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- Romanian forces continued their advance towards Budapest.
- The year 1955 was a milestone for Malaya's advance towards self-governance.
- The Allied armies would then swing left to advance towards the River Seine.
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- He failed to advance through the audition stages.
- As Sims advance through the game, new areas become accessible.
- This saw Bahrain advance through.
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- Around 7 p.m. the advance guard approached the citadel.
- He is the advance guard of Team Big Body.
- A birdman-themed Choujin, and the advance guard of Team Mariposa.
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- Each level has a certain number of enemies that must be defeated in order to advance.
- Cadets must attend at least one Advanced Training each year in order to advance in rank.
- Neighboring provinces to Nobunaga's must be conquered in order to advance to the final section of the game.
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- The Nepalis resisted the attack but continued to advance.
- During the fighting at Tarvis, Joubert's column continued to advance.
- Foley still continued to advance, causing Mansker to fire three more times.
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- Romania lost 0–2, thus failing to advance further from the Group Stages.
- He finished the tournament with 3 win and 4 loses, failing to advance to the finals.
- On December 25, he lost to Chris Sabin, failing to advance into the finals of the tournament.
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- A little before dawn the advance party approached Amerigo's gate-tower.
- The advance party arrived at Fort Chipewyan in late March, having covered in six weeks.
- The 17th Construction Squadron advance party of ten deployed by road to Grootfontein on 13 March 1989.
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- The Chinese attack was anticipated well in advance.
- This school was well in advance of its time.
- This means crops can be harvested well in advance of the heavy rain season.
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- The Tigers were able to advance to the UAAP Final Four as the No.
- Gomes was then able to advance to second base on a flubbed fielding play.
- A single bank may not on its own be willing or able to advance the whole amount.
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- However, they failed to advance past the group stage.
- The team has never been able to advance past the Quarterfinals of the NCAA tournament.
- Yego competed at the 2005 World Championships, but did not advance past 800 metres heats.
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- The 5 winning teams advance to the quarter-finals.
- The eight fastest teams advance to the first round.
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- This prevents saltwater to advance further inland .
- Romania lost 0–2, thus failing to advance further from the Group Stages.
- Zhuge Liang could not advance further so he retreated to the Wuzhang Plains.
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- Shop owners had to make their orders 6 months in advance.
- Suncorp Stadium was sold out months in advance for the final.
- He also opted to terminate Gonzalo Higuain's loan deal six months in advance.
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- Seedings for the draw were confirmed two days in advance.
- Note that "Billboard" publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7–10 days in advance.
- The game was sold out to Spartan Stadium's capacity of 72,027 days in advance, and the final attendance was later announced as 75,262.
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- Hepler did not advance beyond the heats.
- The batter-runner himself may attempt to advance beyond first base, at his own risk.
- The legislation did not advance beyond the initial filing in the New York State Assembly.
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- However heavy machine-gun and mortar fire from the airfield halted any further advance.
- Union forces attempted no further advance on the Virginia Peninsula until the Peninsula Campaign of 1862.
- Huige sent 3,000 soldiers to aid Zhu Tao in his efforts to further advance south to capture the eastern capital Luoyang.
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- In the meantime, Lyon prepared for a rapid advance on Jefferson City.
- Bragg had sorely underestimated Buell's ability to make a rapid advance on his position.
- Nonetheless Majdanek was captured nearly intact due to the rapid advance of the Soviet Red Army during Operation Bagration.
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- Listeners had six months advance notice of the closure.
- Workers must provide advance notice of at least 10 working days for any strike.
- As an associate of Farkas, Bánáthy likely had advance notice of the Russian advance.
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- The Guards were sent to support an advance along the southern approach to Stanley.
- The Estonian Army stopped the 7th Red Army's advance along the entire front on 2–5 January.
- At the end of September the First Army was ordered to advance along with the rest of the front.
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- By then, news came of the Romanian advance toward Sofia and its imminent fall.
- Near it lay a wadi crater stretching west and allowing a convenient advance toward the farmstead from the north.
- At 01:30, Regimental Commander, Colonel Frederick A. Daugherty, ordered Clark to advance toward the hill and retake the hill.
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- This left his team open to accusations of having advance warning of rule changes.
- This advance warning played an important role in the eventual defeat of the rebellion.
- The last recorded eruption was in April 1979; due to advance warning there were no casualties.
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- Ernesto Hoost was forced out after a foot injury, allowing his first round opponent Stefen Leko to advance against Mark Hunt.
- She has the courage to make a plan and keeps Meng You busy at the castle doors for Guan Suo to advance against the main field of the enemy.
- World number 1 Rafael Nadal needed three sets to beat Simone Bolelli and David Ferrer equally took three sets to advance against Jürgen Melzer.
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- By dawn, our troops were still unable to advance".
- Nakano finished the tournament with 1 win and two points, unable to advance to the finals.
- On the right (southern) flank of the army, the 51st Division was unable to advance further in Bois 4 on 11 October.
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- They stationed submarines in advance across the likely routes of the British ships.
- SIGINT suggested that the Japanese were preparing a deliberate advance across the Indian Ocean.
- In June 1655 Swedish forces started to advance across the northern territories of the Commonwealth.
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- Two semi-finals, winners advance to the final.
- Heat winners advance to the quarterfinals.
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- Harvick would only advance up to the 9th position.
- Its role was to advance up a ridge to the outskirts of the village of Passchendaele.
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- Echo cancellation was the next major advance in modem design.
- The next major advance in modems was the Hayes Smartmodem, introduced in 1981.
- The spread of paper and the printing press from China to Europe preceded a major advance in the transmission of news.
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- The French attack managed to advance on the flanks but was held up in the centre.
- Regardless, both teams managed to advance to (and lose) their respective conference championships.
- On the extreme left, only isolated groups managed to advance, where they met troops from the 51st Division.
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- At this point, the Roman lines began to advance forward at all points.
- They began to advance on AQAP positions in the countryside and mountains.
- However, when Ma'mun finally began to advance on Baghdad, Ibrahim's support collapsed.
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- It is not known whether the two had advance knowledge of the attacks.
- Correctly designed experiments advance knowledge in the natural and social sciences and engineering.
- To methodically reduce the average cost, one must use advance knowledge of a) what one will order and b) what the order will cost at various restaurants.