Meaning

3 senses
  1. Completed before necessary or a milestone event.

    He made an advance payment on the prior shipment to show good faith.

  2. Preceding.

    The advance man came a month before the candidate.

  3. Forward.

    The scouts found a site for an advance base.

More definitions
  • situated ahead or going before
  • being ahead of time or need

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

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

more advance, most advance
Comparativemore advance Lesson
Superlativemost advance Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 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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