Word

advance, v.
(advanced, advances, advancing)
freq. cnt. 32

move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
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advance go on march on move on pass on progress

sample sentences

"Time marches on"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

advancement advance advance advancer

antonym

recede

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

progression progress progress

semantic pointers

hypernym

go, move, travel, locomote

hyponym

forge penetrate creep up, sneak up encroach, infringe, impinge press on, push on, plough on string, string along pass, overtake, overhaul close in, draw in edge, inch ratchet, rachet up, ratchet down pass, go by, elapse, slip away, go along, lapse, slip by, glide by, slide by

bring forward for consideration or acceptance
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advance throw out

sample sentences

"advance an argument"

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hypernym

suggest, propose, advise

increase or raise
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advance boost supercharge

sample sentences

"boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"

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semantic pointers

hypernym

increase

cause to move forward
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advance bring forward

sample sentences

"Can you move the car seat forward?"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

advancement

antonym

back

semantic pointers

hypernym

move, displace

hyponym

nose

contribute to the progress or growth of
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advance boost encourage further promote

sample sentences

"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

encouragement

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

promotive promotion promotion

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

advance

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

furtherance

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

boost booster booster

semantic pointers

hyponym

connive at, wink at foster, further spur help carry feed contribute, lead, conduce

hypernym

support, back up

obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
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advance gain gain ground get ahead make headway pull ahead win

sample sentences

"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"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

gainer

antonym

fall back

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

win

semantic pointers

hyponym

steal score, hit, rack up, tally

develop in a positive way
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advance come along come on get along get on progress shape up

sample sentences

"He progressed well in school"
"My plants are coming along"
"Plans are shaping up"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

progress

antonym

regress

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derivationally related form

advance advance

semantic pointers

hypernym

develop

hyponym

climb leapfrog

develop further
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advance

sample sentences

"We are advancing technology every day"

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

advancement advancement

semantic pointers

hypernym

improve, amend, better, ameliorate, meliorate

rise in rate or price
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advance gain

sample sentences

"The stock market gained 24 points today"

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The moon will soon %s

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The stock market is going to %s

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

advance

semantic pointers

hypernym

mount, rise, climb, wax

move forward
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advance set ahead

sample sentences

"we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"

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semantic pointers

hypernym

set

pay in advance
<verb.possession>

advance

sample sentences

"Can you advance me some money?"

verb frames

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They %s the money to them
They %s them the money

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

advance

semantic pointers

hypernym

lend, loan

give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
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advance elevate kick upstairs promote raise upgrade

sample sentences

"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"