1. Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
   "Time advances";
   - progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
    
2. Bring forward for consideration or acceptance
   "advance an argument";
   - throw out
    
3. Improve in performance or condition; develop and move forward
   "He advanced well in school";
   - progress, come on, come along, get on, get along, shape up
    
4. Become more developed and sophisticated
   "We are advancing technology every day"
    
5. Help to progress or develop by actively supporting or advocating
   "I am advancing the use of computers in the classroom";
   - promote, boost, further, encourage
    
6. Cause to move forward
   "The general advanced his troops";
   - bring forward
    
7. Increase or raise significantly
   "advance the voltage in an electrical circuit";
   - boost, supercharge
    
8. Rise in rate or price
   "The stock market advanced 24 points today";
   - gain
    
9. Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
   "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms";
   - promote, upgrade, kick upstairs [informal], raise, elevate
    
10. Pay in advance
    "Can you advance me some money?"
     
11. Make progress or become more successful; obtain an advantage
    "The company continued to advance in the market";
    - gain, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground, forge ahead
     
12. Move (a clock or timepiece) forward by some amount of time
    "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"

1. A movement forward
   "he listened for the advance of the troops";
   - progress, progression
    
2. A change for the better; progress in development
   "The new training program led to a significant advance in employee productivity";
   - improvement, betterment
    
3. The act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
   "The team's advance was unstoppable as they neared the finish line";
   - progress, progression, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
    
4. Increase in price or value
   "the news caused a general advance on the stock market";
   - rise
    
5. An amount paid before it is earned
   "He requested a cash advance on his salary to cover unexpected expenses";
   - cash advance
    
6. A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
   "she rejected his advances";
   - overture, approach, feeler

1. Situated ahead or going before
   "an advance party"; "They sent an in advance team to prepare for the main group's arrival";
   - advanced, in advance
    
2. Being ahead of time or need
   "gave advance warning";
   - beforehand

Derived forms: advancing, advanced, advances

See also: early, front, go

Type of: advise, ameliorate, amend, amount, amount of money, assign, back up, better, change of location, climb, delegate, depute, designate, develop, displace, go, improve, increase, lend, loan, locomote, meliorate, mend, motion, mount, move, movement, obtain, proffer, propose, proposition, rise, set, shift, step-up, suggest, suggestion, sum, sum of money, support, transformation, transmutation, travel, wax

Antonym: back, drop off, recede

Encyclopedia: Advance, NC