advance

/əd-ˈvan(t)s/

Middle English advauncen, alteration (with initial a- taken as assimilated form of Latin ad- ad-avauncen, borrowed from Anglo-French avancer, going back to Vulgar Latin *abantiāre, verbal derivative of Latin abante "before, in front," from ab- ab-ante "before"

verb

  1. to accelerate the growth or progress of

  2. to bring or move forward

  3. to raise to a higher rank

advance a cause

advance promote forward further mean to help (someone or something) to move ahead. advance stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end. promote suggests an encouraging or fostering and may denote an increase in status or rank.

noun

  1. a moving forward

  2. progress in development

  3. a progressive step : improvement

halted the enemy's advances

adjective

  1. made, sent, or furnished ahead of time

  2. going or situated before

advance sales