ADVANCE
adjective
Definition
Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced; as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body of an army; advance payment, or that made before it is due; advance proofs, advance sheets, pages of a forthcoming volume, received in advance of the time of publication.
Other Definitions
This word also has 2 other definitions:
ADVANCE
(noun)
1. The act of advancing or moving forward or upward; progress.
2. Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally, or socially; as, an adva...
ADVANCE
(verb)
1. To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to make to go on.
2. To raise; to elevate. [Archaic] They . . . advanced their eyelids. Shak.
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Added: October 09, 2025
Updated: October 09, 2025