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• the troops were finally given the order to advance.
• they had advanced 20 miles by nightfall.
• the advancing allied troops
• the mob advanced on us, shouting angrily.

advance

1. to move forward towards somebody/something, often in order to attack or threaten them or it
• compare retreat
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/retreat_1
• The troops were finally given the order to advance.
• They had advanced 20 miles by nightfall.
• the advancing Allied troops
• The mob advanced on us, shouting angrily.
• She closed the door firmly and advanced towards the desk.
2. if knowledge, technology, etc. advances, it develops and improves
• Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably over recent years.
• This research has done much to advance our understanding of language learning.
3. to help something to succeed
• synonym further
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/further_3
• Studying for new qualifications is one way of advancing your career.
• They worked together to advance the cause of democracy.
4. to give somebody money before the time it would usually be paid
• We are willing to advance the money to you.
• We will advance you the money.
5. to suggest an idea, a theory, or a plan for other people to discuss
• The article advances a new theory to explain changes in the climate.
6. to change the time or date of an event so that it takes place earlier
• The date of the trial has been advanced by one week.
7. to move forward to a later part of something; to move something forward to a later part
• Users advance through the program by answering a series of questions.
• This button advances the hours and the red one advances the minutes in the display.
8. to increase in price or amount
• Oil shares advanced amid economic recovery hopes.

Extra Examples

• He advanced towards me in aggressive style.
• Society needs to advance beyond prejudice and superstition.
• The army advanced on the capital.
• The troops advanced into central Europe.
• advancing from the south
• As medical science advances, treatments are becoming more and more expensive.
• He advanced towards her.
• Our knowledge of the disease has advanced considerably in recent years.
• Studying for new qualifications is one way to advance your career.
• The article advances a new theory to explain changes in the climate.
• The people fled from the advancing army.
• This proposal has frequently been advanced as a possible solution.
• Troops were given the order to advance.
• Will excavating this site advance our knowledge of history in a significant way?

Verb Forms

• present simple I / you / we / they advance
• he / she / it advances
• past simple advanced
• past participle advanced
• -ing form advancing

Word Origin

• Middle English: from Old French avance (noun), avancer (verb), from late Latin abante ‘in front’, from ab ‘from’ + ante ‘before’. The initial a- was mistakenly assimilated to ad- in the 16th cent.