Meaning

13 senses
  1. To promote or advantage.

    To help the progress of (something); to further.

    develop further

  2. To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.

    erhöhen, erheben, befördern

    повыша́тьpovyšátʹ, повы́ситьpovýsitʹ

    increase or raise

  3. To move forward in space or time.

    To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.

    vorantreiben

    продвига́тьprodvigátʹ, продви́нутьprodvínutʹ

    просува́тиprosuváty, просу́нутиprosúnuty

    move forward

  4. To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.

    bring forward for consideration or acceptance

  5. (intransitive)To move forwards; to approach.

    vorrücken

    продвига́тьсяprodvigátʹsja, продви́нутьсяprodvínutʹsja

    просува́тисяprosuvátysja, просу́нутисяprosúnutysja

    cause to move forward

  6. To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.

    аванси́роватьavansírovatʹ

    авансува́тиavansuváty

  7. To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.

  8. (intransitive)To make progress; to do well, to succeed.

    contribute to the progress or growth of

  9. (intransitive)To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.

    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

  10. To raise, be raised.

    To raise or increase (a price, rate).

    rise in rate or price

  11. To increase (a number or amount).

  12. (intransitive)To make a higher bid at an auction.

Examples

634 sentences
  1. You have to pay in advance.

    Треба заплатити авансом. — deniko

    ruВы должны заплатить вперёд. — Biga

    deSie müssen im Voraus bezahlen. — Manfredo

  2. You need to pay in advance.

    Тобі потрібно заплатити завчасно. — deniko

    ruВам нужно заплатить заранее. — Wezel

    deDu musst im Voraus bezahlen. — al_ex_an_der

  3. Can you pay me in advance?

    Можеш заплатити мені авансом? — deniko

    deKönnen Sie mich im Voraus bezahlen? — Manfredo

  4. You should pay your rent in advance.

    Ви повинні платити орендну плату авансом. — deniko

    ruТы должен оплатить аренду вперёд. — sigavax

    deDu solltest deine Miete im Voraus zahlen. — Jan_Schreiber

  5. Why didn't you tell me in advance?

    Чому ти мені не сказав завчасно? — deniko

    ruПочему ты мне заранее об этом не сказал? — marafon

    deWarum hast du mir das denn nicht vorher gesagt? — Fingerhut

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 4
to accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward:
to move or push forward:
to move forwards, to approach:
to furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due:
Русский
By meaning 5
to accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to forward:
to raise to a higher rank; to promote:
to move or push forward:
to move forwards, to approach:
to furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes due:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
to raise to a higher rank; to promote:
to move or push forward:
to move forwards, to approach:

Origin

From Middle English avauncen, avancen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman avauncier, from Vulgar L

From Middle English avauncen, avancen, borrowed from Anglo-Norman avauncier, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante, from Latin ab + ante (“before”). ⟨d⟩ added in analogy to Latin ad- (cf. Middle French advancer). Compare avaunt.

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Forms

advances, advancing, advanced, advanced
Base formadvance · to advance
3rd person singularadvances
Present participleadvancing
Past simpleadvanced
Past participleadvanced

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyadvance
he, she, itadvances

Past simpleLesson

all personsadvanced

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave advanced
he, she, ithas advanced

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill advance

Synonyms

43 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

5 antonyms

Word family

7 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • pay in advance
  • know in advance
  • in advance for
  • advance for your

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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