Word Meaning

advanced definition and meaning

v. t. To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
v. t. To raise; to elevate.
v. t. To raise to a higher rank; to promote.
v. t. To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; as, to advance the ripening of fruit; to advance one's interests.
v. t. To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show; as, to advance an argument.
v. t. To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.
v. t. To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as, a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods consigned to him.
v. t. To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate; as, to advance the price of goods.
v. t. To extol; to laud.
v. i. To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to greet me.
v. i. To increase or make progress in any respect; as, to advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price.
v. i. To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred or promoted.
v. The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress.
v. Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or religion; an advance in rank or office.
v. An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an advance on the prime cost of goods.
v. The first step towards the attainment of a result; approach made to gain favor, to form an acquaintance, to adjust a difference, etc.; an overture; a tender; an offer; -- usually in the plural.
v. A furnishing of something before an equivalent is received (as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on loan; payment beforehand; the money or goods thus furnished; money or value supplied beforehand.
a. Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army; advance payment, or that made before it is due; advance proofs, advance sheets, pages of a forthcoming volume, received in advance of the time of publication.
imp. & p. p. of Advance
a. In the van or front.
a. In the front or before others, as regards progress or ideas; as, advanced opinions, advanced thinkers.
a. Far on in life or time.

Crossword clues for advanced

- Down payment
- enrichment
- Go ahead with a dance about five Romans
- Go forward
- Improve
- Lend money
- Lend money for publicity truck. Church to make progress
- Loan
- Loan, cash ...
- Make headway
- Make progress with loan
- Make progress with upfront payment
- Move forward
- Move forwards
- pre publication fee
- Proceed forward
- Progress
- Promote
- Take flight
- Ahead in development
- Ahead of the times
- Brought forward Lent
- Enlightened (ideas)
- Far on in progress
- Far on in progress or life
- Improved
- Loaned (cash)
- Moved forward
- Progressed
- Progressive
- Stepped forward