"advanced" in the verb sense
1. advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time marches on"
2. advance, throw out
bring forward for consideration or acceptance
"advance an argument"
3. boost, advance, supercharge
increase or raise
"boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
4. promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
contribute to the progress or growth of
"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
5. advance, bring forward
cause to move forward
"Can you move the car seat forward?"
6. gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
"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"
"win points"
7. progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up
develop in a positive way
"He progressed well in school"
"My plants are coming along"
"Plans are shaping up"
8. advance
develop further
"We are advancing technology every day"
9. promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, raise, elevate
give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
"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"
10. advance
pay in advance
"Can you advance me some money?"
11. advance, set ahead
move forward
"we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
12. advance, gain
rise in rate or price
"The stock market gained 24 points today"
"advanced" in the adjective sense
1. advanced
farther along in physical or mental development
"the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"
"children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average"
2. advanced
comparatively late in a course of development
"the illness had reached an advanced stage"
"an advanced state of exhaustion"
3. advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern
ahead of the times
"the advanced teaching methods"
"had advanced views on the subject"
"a forward-looking corporation"
"is British industry innovative enough?"
4. advanced
at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
"an advanced degree"
"an advanced text in physics"
"special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University"
5. advanced, sophisticated
ahead in development complex or intricate
"advanced technology"
"a sophisticated electronic control system"
6. advanced, ripe
far along in time
"a man of advanced age"
"advanced in years"
"a ripe old age"
"the ripe age of 90"
7. advanced
of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
"advanced societies"
"an advanced country technologically"
8. advance, advanced, in advance
situated ahead or going before
"an advance party"
"at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
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