advanced
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4.1
- adjective
- /ədˈvænst/
:
avanzado
- An advanced civilization is, by definition, not barbaric.
- an advanced position
Examples
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The competition's a little more advanced than I expected.
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We must force some kind of understanding with the most advanced among them.
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The most advanced scientific instrument in western Europe.
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You have to get through their technology, which is, I'm sorry to say, far more advanced.
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Yet computer access and use in U.S. classrooms is incredibly advanced when compared to the developing world.
Academic text (2001) -
Now, the most advanced civilizations probably went away from their host, their birth planets.
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Academic text (2011) -
Globalization of trade and investment may be the most advanced form of social and political transformation in the region.
Academic text (2000) -
You don’t keep ten million dollars in an office without some advanced security system.
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The new laptop model features advanced technology that makes it faster and more efficient.
Synonyms
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4.0
In a better position because you are ready before others
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5.6
Having more knowledge or skill than most others in a field
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4.3
Much more prepared and able to guess what will happen than other people
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4.4
Being more successful than others in the same group
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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3.7
Modern machines and systems that use the newest science and engineering
A U.S. government group that builds new tools and systems for the military
A former U.S. intelligence agency that did advanced computer research
How Ahead
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Advanced comes from advance, from an old root ante meaning 'before' or 'in front'. That's why advanced can mean being placed ahead of others in position or time.