"advancing" 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"
"advancing" in the adjective sense
1. advancing, forward, forward-moving
moving forward
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