advance
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3.1
- noun
- /ədˈvæns/
:
avance
- There have been significant advances in medical technology that improve patient care.
- technological advances
- recent advances
- advances in technology
But this week, after six weeks of triumphant advance, the Empire took Lehmberg back.
- But this week, after six weeks of triumphant advance, the Empire took Lehmberg back.
- And then after that it is a full complete advance into Europe.
- And that is perhaps the biggest advance of them all.
- There is a positive advance that is taking place here.
- So actually incredible change and advances can happen.
- So he says the unhappy consciousness is an advance beyond these.
Examples
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In addition to increasing student access, advances in technology have eased the video production process as well.
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And I think we should celebrate the advances that the EU has made.
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And that is perhaps the biggest advance of them all.
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And then after that it is a full complete advance into Europe.
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So actually incredible change and advances can happen.
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You have made some great advances.
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The past decade has witnessed exciting advances in artificial intelligence research and applications.
Academic text (2017) -
Like most of his contemporaries, he believed technological advances would raise living standards for everyone.
Academic text (2012) -
There is a factual ground for making certain claims about human advances for city dwellers.
Academic text (2015) -
Quotas are adjusted infrequently and do not yet fully reflect the advance of emerging market countries.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
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2.5
Forward change toward a goal or better state
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1.1
A change that makes something better
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2.5
A gradual change that makes something better or more advanced
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4.1
Progress or growth that makes something better
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3.8
A process of moving forward or developing over time
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4.1
Important progress toward a goal
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5.6
Progress toward a goal, often slowly and with effort
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3.6
An action that improves life or conditions for people
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3.7
The act of going ahead toward a goal
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
A part of life insurance paid early to a person likely to die soon
- Specialized
The timing of the spark that lights the fuel and air in an engine, measured by the piston's position
How Far
Surface Forms
Etymology
Advance as progress comes from Old French avancer, which means 'to move forward' (from Latin ab + ante 'from' and 'before'). So an advance in science is a step that moves knowledge forward.