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advance
What does advance mean?
advance (verb): to move forwards; to approach.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce advance?
/ədˈvæns/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does advance come from?
From Middle English avauncen, avancen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman avauncier, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to advance
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “advance” mean?
to bring (a thing) up to date
Not quite: that's what update means.
to move forwards; to approach
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to puncture; to break through
Not quite: that's what pierce means.
to manage, control, or direct
Not quite: that's what handle means.
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