Словарь синонимов английского языка - advance

(v) 1. move or put or push or go forward; approach: Man has advanced the frontier of physical science. The battalion advanced towards the fort with guns blazing. 2. further, promote, forward, help, aid, abet, assist, benefit, improve; contbibute to: The terrorists' dynamiting of the school has done nothing to advance their cause. 3. go or move forward, move (onward), go on, proceed, get ahead: As people advance in life, they acquire what is better than admiration judgement. 4. hasten, accelerate, speed: We have advanced the date of our departure from December to October. 5. move up, promote: In less than a year, Mrs Leland has been advanced from supervisor to manager of the production department. 6. prepay, lend: Could you advance me some money till pay-day? -(n) 7. progress, development, progress, forward movement; improvement, betterment; headway: Who has done more for the advance of knowledge? 8. rise, incbease, appreciation: Any advance in prices at this dime would reduce our sales. 9. prepayment, deposit; loan: I cannot understand why George is always asking for an advance on his allowance. 10. in advance. a beforehand, ahead (of time), before: You will have to make reservations well in advance. b before, in front (of), ahead (of), beyond: The colonel rode in advance of the cavalry.