advanced
/ədˈvɑːnst//ədˈvænst/
advanced is the simple past and past participle of advance.
Adjective
advanced (comparative more advanced or further advanced or farther advanced, superlative most advanced or furthest advanced or farthest advanced)
- At or close to the state of the art.
- Involving greater complexity; more difficult, elaborate or specialized.
- The option can be found under advanced settings.
- I'm taking a course in advanced knitting techniques.
- Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
- a gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 3, in The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields, →OCLC
- The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying...1944 May and June, “When the Circle was Steam Operated”, in Railway Magazine, page 150
- In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.
- This is an advanced prototype, it already has most of the features the final product will have.
- This book is suitable for advanced learners of English.
- Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
- Synonyms:
- fronted
- Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.
Meaning of advance
Verb
advance (third-person singular simple present advances, present participle advancing, simple past and past participle advanced)
- To help the progress of (something); to further.
- Some see it as in effect the end of the Syrian uprising that began with peaceful protests against Assad’s police state in 2011, with opposition fighters working to advance Turkey’s interests at the expense of the revolution’s goals.2018 January 26, Kareem Shaheen, The Guardian
- To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.
- After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Esther 3:1
- Synonyms:
- elevate, exalt, raise, aggrandize, dignify, ennoble, honor, nobilitate, prefer, promote
- To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.
- Whence and what art thou, execrable shape, / That dar'st, though grim and terrible, advance / Thy miscreated front athwart my way / To yonder gates?1667, John Milton, “(please specify the page number)”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker...
- To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.
- [S]in and sorrow it were, considering the hardships of this noble and gallant knight, no whit mentioning or weighing those we ourselves have endured, if we were now either to advance or retard the hour of refection beyond the time when the viands are fit to be set before us.1820 March, [Walter Scott], chapter III, in The Monastery. A Romance. […], volume II, Edinburgh: […] Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Co., and John...
- Synonyms:
- accelerate
- To move forwards; to approach.
- I advanced towards him step by step, stopping sometimes for fear of waking him.1829, Marchioness of Lemington, Rosina, or the Virtuous Country Maid, Ninth ed.
- To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.
- “I had intended to ask you to advance me a hundred pounds,” said Phineas.1869, Anthony Trollope, Phineas Finn
Synonyms of advanced
Antonyms
Forms of advanced
| comparative | more advanced |
|---|---|
| comparative | further advanced |
| comparative | farther advanced |
| superlative | most advanced |
| superlative | furthest advanced |
| superlative | farthest advanced |
Origin of advanced
From advance + -ed.
Words formed from advanced
- advanced age
- advanced cryptic
- advanced degree
- advanced green
- advanced higher
- advancedly
- advanced meat recovery
- advancedness
- advanced pawn
- advanced refreshment
- advanced stop line
- advanced time
- advanced tongue root
- advanced traffic management
- advanced train control system
- nonadvanced
- superadvanced
- unadvanced
Phrases with advanced
Words that rhyme with advanced
Questions about advanced
- What does advanced mean?
- Advanced means at or close to the state of the art.
- What is advanced the simple past and past participle of?
- Advanced is the simple past and past participle of advance.
- What part of speech is advanced?
- Advanced is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce advanced?
- Advanced is pronounced /ədˈvɑːnst/ (UK).
Words near advanced in the dictionary
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