Advance
verb
To move forward or make progress.
The team advanced to the semifinals
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- advance to
- advance towards
verb
To propose or suggest an idea or plan.
He advanced a new theory in physics
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- advance an idea
- advance a theory
adjective
Done before it needs to be.
an advance payment
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- advance payment
- advance booking
noun
A movement forward.
The advance of technology
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- advance of technology
- in advance of
verb
To give or loan money or goods beforehand.
I need my employer to advance my paycheck
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- advance a loan
- advance wages
verb
To increase in number or value.
Stock prices advanced today
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- advance prices
- advance value
verb
To move forward or make progress.
The team advanced to the semifinals
Often appears as...
- advance to
- advance towards
verb
To propose or suggest an idea or plan.
He advanced a new theory in physics
Often appears as...
- advance an idea
- advance a theory
adjective
Done before it needs to be.
an advance payment
Often appears as...
- advance payment
- advance booking
noun
A movement forward.
The advance of technology
Often appears as...
- advance of technology
- in advance of
verb
To give or loan money or goods beforehand.
I need my employer to advance my paycheck
Often appears as...
- advance a loan
- advance wages
verb
To increase in number or value.
Stock prices advanced today
Often appears as...
- advance prices
- advance value
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Pro Tip 1/2Directional Movement
Used often to describe literal or figurative progress in a direction or field.
The research is advancing in the right direction.
Pro Tip 2/2Achieving Stages
Marks the attainment of new stages in a process, competition, or sequence.
After winning the quarterfinals, our team advanced.
Pro Tip 1/2Directional Movement
Used often to describe literal or figurative progress in a direction or field.
The research is advancing in the right direction.
Pro Tip 2/2Achieving Stages
Marks the attainment of new stages in a process, competition, or sequence.
After winning the quarterfinals, our team advanced.
Pro Tip 1/2Directional Movement
Used often to describe literal or figurative progress in a direction or field.
The research is advancing in the right direction.
Pro Tip 2/2Achieving Stages
Marks the attainment of new stages in a process, competition, or sequence.
After winning the quarterfinals, our team advanced.
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Bill Gates: The next...
We have the benefits of all the science and technology that we talk about here. We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology that should dramatically change the turnaround time to look at a pathogen
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a student it change what you do change your world and if enough people change their worlds we changed the world whether it happens quickly or slowly we don't know but at least we can set off on the journey and many people are well II I think very well advanced along it
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The benefits of a...
regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer. But recent advances in brain imaging technology have given neurolinguists a glimpse into how specific aspects of language learning affect the bilingual brain.
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Giant Centipede PIPE...
the centipede advances on the iguana the iguana retreats the iguana scoots the centipede crawls scoot crawl scoot crawl
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The Most Dramatic...
Whilst the more advanced chicks take to the air
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Fish Vs Bird PIPE Blue...
whilst the more advanced chicks take to the air
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Incredible Animal...
Whilst the more advanced chicks take to the air
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
at last she succumbs to his advances and
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Nature's Greatest...
at last she succumbs to his advances and
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
they drip into the pond as more advanced
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Bill Gates: The next...
We have the benefits of all the science and technology that we talk about here. We've got cell phones to get information from the public and get information out to them. We have satellite maps where we can see where people are and where they're moving. We have advances in biology that should dramatically change the turnaround time to look at a pathogen
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Expanding our definition...
a student it change what you do change your world and if enough people change their worlds we changed the world whether it happens quickly or slowly we don't know but at least we can set off on the journey and many people are well II I think very well advanced along it
Video examples
The benefits of a...
regardless of accent or pronunciation, the difference may not be apparent to a casual observer. But recent advances in brain imaging technology have given neurolinguists a glimpse into how specific aspects of language learning affect the bilingual brain.
Video examples
Giant Centipede PIPE...
the centipede advances on the iguana the iguana retreats the iguana scoots the centipede crawls scoot crawl scoot crawl
Video examples
The Most Dramatic...
Whilst the more advanced chicks take to the air
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Fish Vs Bird PIPE Blue...
whilst the more advanced chicks take to the air
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Incredible Animal...
Whilst the more advanced chicks take to the air
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
at last she succumbs to his advances and
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Nature's Greatest...
at last she succumbs to his advances and
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Top 5 Slithering Snake...
they drip into the pond as more advanced
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Barack Obama
American President
No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might - but because of the ideals we stand for, and the burdens we bear to advance them.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: that the human race has been roughly handled, but that it has advanced.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
One can't predict the weather more than a few days in advance.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Really advanced civilization is based on advances in energy.
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Henry Ford
American Businessman
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
If no one ever broke the rules, then we'd never advance.
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life.
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Barack Obama
American President
No other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might - but because of the ideals we stand for, and the burdens we bear to advance them.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
The brutalities of progress are called revolutions. When they are over we realize this: that the human race has been roughly handled, but that it has advanced.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
To raise new questions, new possibilities, to regard old problems from a new angle, requires creative imagination and marks real advance in science.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
One can't predict the weather more than a few days in advance.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
Let our advance worrying become advance thinking and planning.
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H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
American Author
Remember that life's big changes rarely give advance warning.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Really advanced civilization is based on advances in energy.
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Henry Ford
American Businessman
As we advance in life we learn the limits of our abilities.
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Simon Sinek
English Author
If no one ever broke the rules, then we'd never advance.
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Coretta Scott King
American Activist
Justice is never advanced in the taking of a human life.
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