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advance English

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advance

If something is in advance of something else, it is before it. They gave us notice 30 days in advance of closing the factory. Hotel rooms are often booked up months in advance. We cannot make the changes without advance notice. Tickets are $25 dollars at the door. Advance tickets are available from Cal Performances Box Office. An advance is a move forward. The advances in technology will be in the next decade or so. Despite exciting advances, doctors still have a poor understanding of many diseases. The army made significant military advances in Iraq. He improper sexual advances toward her when she was his assistant. Advances outnumbered declines 1,631 to 1,177 on the . An advance is an amount of money given to someone before they normally get it. The band received a $6 million advance on the new album even before they started recording.

advance

If you advance something, you bring or move it forward. In separate attacks, the Khmer Rouge was advancing toward Siem Reap, 200 miles northwest of Phnom Penh. After winning 1-0, Morocco has a chance to advance to the second round. This research advances our understanding of the disease. The technology has advanced far beyond the early days of computer beeps and fuzzy graphics. If you advance someone some money, you pay it to them before they would normally get it. They advanced her $12,000 against future earnings.

advance

(= march on) move forward, also in the metaphorical sense Time marches on (= progress) a movement forward he listened for the progress of the troops bring forward for consideration or acceptance advance an argument (= improvement) a change for the better; progress in development (= boost) increase or raise boost the voltage in an electrical circuit cause to move forward Can you move the car seat forward? (= promote) contribute to the progress or growth of I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom (= gain, pull ahead, gain ground) obtain advantages, such as points, etc 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 (= progress, come along, shape up) develop in a positive way He progressed well in school My plants are coming along Plans are shaping up develop further We are advancing technology every day a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others she rejected his advances (= progress) the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) increase in price or value the news caused a general advance on the stock market (= gain) rise in rate or price The stock market gained 24 points today an amount paid before it is earned move forward we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward pay in advance Can you advance me some money? (= advanced) situated ahead or going before an advance party at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies (= beforehand) being ahead of time or need gave advance warning was beforehand with her report (= promote, kick upstairs) give a promotion to or assign to a higher position 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

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advance · verb

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Simple sentences

Thank you in advance.
You may as well say it to him in advance.
Advance two steps.
I went to bed after preparing everything in advance.
I was uncertain whether to advance or to retreat.
I would like to thank you in advance for any help that you are able to give her.
You should pay your rent in advance.
You would do well to tell it to him in advance.
Medical science has made a dramatic advance.
I want him to be informed about that in advance.
The advance reviews of the new film are very favorable.
Thank you in advance for your help.
You had better ask him in advance how much it will cost.
You'll be told in advance.
Einstein was far in advance of his time.
I'd like you to pay the money in advance.
I reserved my hotel room three weeks in advance.
I will let you know in advance.

Movie subtitles

I will pick the perfect hell for you and prepare it in advance.
I was just so sick with my other two, I thought I'd try it in advance.
Russ is my advance man.
Thanks to the advance, they have succeeded in getting over their adversaries.
From the height of the ramparts, the people of Byzantium fearfully saw the enormous army of the Muslims advance.
As you have no luggage, you will have to pay for the room in advance.
Because it is a deal, you should give me something in advance.
Advance and force the enemy to retreat!
Advance! Follow me!
In case of a tie, it goes to the Supreme Court, and I can give you a little inside information in advance.
Deception or advance?
ADVANCE?
You know, his researches in the field of chemical galvanism and electrobiology were far in advance of our theories here at the university.
For those three months we'd want our pay in advance.
No surprise, because the Americans had a huge advance because they had a lot of experience with microwave techniques, which they had developed during the war.
All units, advance, and maintain fire.
Advance on them.
The manager gave me an advance.
So when you told me the manager had given you an advance and raised your salary-- lt was a lie.
The house is sold out for two months in advance.
As the captain has other plans for me. and as I have a little money of my own allow me to advance the reward.
Now then, boys, advance slowly.
Shall I give the signal to advance?
Here's an advance of 200 francs.
Don't you dare advance another step!
No, because I paid my room and board in advance.
Mr. Wallstein, how about a little advance?
Just ask him for 5,000 francs in advance. and let him make out with you a bit.
I wonder if he'd give me an advance.
The factory won't give me an advance.
I paid twenty frances per head in advance!
The seats were sold out for months in advance.
Just that someone named Anderson took it a week ago, paid cash in advance.
Well, why didn't you say all these things in advance?

News and current affairs

One could reasonably ask why anyone thinks such a vague agreement is any kind of advance at all.
All the details of the attack were provided in advance by the US, now Poland's NATO ally.
The problem for whoever is elected president in 2008 will be to find appropriate realistic means to advance democratic values and adjust official rhetoric accordingly.
Nevertheless, in advance of November's presidential election, it is important to distinguish the forces that have shaped Barack Obama's foreign policy, and to assess his handling of them.
In advance of the upcoming G-8 summit, it is impossible to overlook the fact that, for the first time in seven decades, the United States cannot drive the international agenda or provide global leadership on all of today's most pressing problems.
There are not many human activities whose impact can reasonably be predicted decades, centuries, or even millennia in advance.
Knowledge, scientific advance, travel, and global communications give us many opportunities to find solutions for the world's great problems.
It is also possible that the assassination of selected individuals has slowed the advance of Iranian nuclear efforts.
Then, with Palestinians gaining the upper hand, they can advance to a second stage in which all of Israel is conquered, implying armed struggle - which often takes the form of anti-civilian terrorism - for many more years.
Such assistance should be forthcoming, and in order to avoid bureaucratic overlap and turf conflicts, the responsibilities and priorities in dispensing it should be spelled out and agreed upon in advance by the government and these organizations.
At the national level, the government recently approved a new development strategy that goes far to advance a vision for Afghanistan's future stability and growth.
Japan plans to accelerate labor market reforms, strengthen competition, and advance fiscal consolidation to sustain domestic confidence.
Like Iran, Qaddafi's Libya suffered economic and political isolation for many years during which it attempted to advance a WMD program.
Some drug researchers predict that with continuing advances in understanding the human genome, doctors may eventually be able to predict illnesses 15-20 years in advance, and begin prophylactic treatment immediately.
More important, it would advance the government's efforts to internationalize the renminbi.
They must use coal to advance their economic development.
The trickier question is whether we will be able to predict Alzheimer's disease accurately in those with normal cognition and memory, or to predict it more than five years in advance.
Patient diplomacy and a collective will are needed to advance common goals.
Brazil has used its stature to advance peace and cooperation in South America and beyond.
France's decision to return to full and equal Alliance membership was a good one, and France must now work from within to advance the principles in which it believes.
For Jolie, that means often using her iconic status to advance a positive agenda, whether the issue is Syrian refugees in Jordan or breast-cancer awareness.
Men must determine how to develop the caring side of their personality, in addition to the competitive side that will enable them to advance their careers.
This is an important advance, but, unfortunately, it is qualified by language that allows voluntary approaches as an alternative, and it focuses only on payments transparency.
South Africa's largely peaceful transition to a multi-racial democracy in the early 1990's was a further advance for rights.
But it would be more productive to implement such a policy than to announce it two years in advance.

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