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advance
Part of speech: Verb Part of speech: VerbTo cause to go forward; to propose; as, to advance an opinion; to increase; as, to advance prices; to further; as, to advance a cause; to lend or supply, as money, beforehand.
Part of speech: NounA moving forward; improvement; an addition to or rise in value; an approach, as toward acquaintance: usually in plural; a loan; a supplying of money beforehand.
Part of speech: AdjectiveBeing or occurring before; as, an advance sale of tickets.
Usage examples "advance":- It was a curious fact that twenty feet away from the path of the wind scarcely a breeze could be felt, while to advance a little way into it meant that one would at once be almost carried off his feet. - "Tom Swift and his Air Glider or, Seeking the Platinum Treasure", Victor Appleton.
- It was not long before one of the scouts who was riding in advance came back. - "Three Sioux Scouts", Elmer Russell Gregor.
- My position, as guide, was the advance guard. - "An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody)", Buffalo Bill (William Frederick Cody).