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" ;

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" ;