advance

Definition

  • verb: to move forward
  • verb: to accelerate the growth or progress of
  • usually plural
  • synonyms: accelerate, allege, assign

Examples

  • ('US') an 'advance man/woman/team' [=a man, woman, or group whose job is to go to a place and make preparations for someone (such as a politician or an entertainer) who is coming to visit that place at a later time]

  • There were more 'advancers' [=stocks that increased in value] than decliners in the stock market yesterday.

  • They began to make preparations several days 'in advance of' [='before, ahead of'] her arrival.

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