advance stresses effective assisting in hastening a process or bringing about a desired end.
advance the cause of peace
promote suggests an encouraging or fostering and may denote an increase in status or rank.
a campaign to promote better health
forward implies an impetus forcing something ahead.
a wage increase would forward productivity
further suggests a removing of obstacles in the way of a desired advance.
used the marriage to further his career
Example Sentences
Verb The car advanced slowly down the street. The sun slowly advanced across the sky. She opened the door and advanced cautiously into the room. advance the hands of a clock The film is advanced by an electric motor. The team advanced the ball steadily down the field. Our understanding of this disease has advanced rapidly in recent years. The team did not advance beyond the first round of the play-offs. The company tries to keep up with advancing technology. As he advanced in age and stature he advanced in knowledge. Noun trying to halt the enemy's advance trying to halt the enemy's advances a big advance in technology The new system represents a considerable advance over the old one. There have been few advances made in the treatment of this disease. There has been little advance made in the treatment of this disease. The workers won wage advances. a yearlong advance in stock prices Adjective an advance copy of a new book See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
As humans continuously advance A.I. technologies, cognitive A.I. could also serve as a mirror for our own behavior–and help build more productive and inclusive relationships among humans. Michelle Zhou, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2022 With a keen focus on booking only rising talent — those mostly unknown on a national scale — Mile of Music aims to help artists advance their career trajectory. Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2022 That appears to have opened opportunities for Ukrainian forces in the east to advance. James Marson, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2022 The window conversation helped in the first round, when the Sun responded to a home loss with a road win at Dallas to advance. Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Sep. 2022 Sorrenti fears Kiwi Farms’ harassment techniques will soon be duplicated by far-right trolls to advance larger culture war goals. Ben Collins, NBC News, 2 Sep. 2022 Megan Sims reports Cory received unanimous approval last week from the Cleveland Landmarks Commission to advance its nomination for the registry. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 2 Sep. 2022 The Trump legal team's latest filing, however, doesn't appear to advance new arguments or provide new information in the case. Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2022 McCarthy would be expected to advance new California water legislation with an emphasis on storage and water reallocation from Northern to Central and Southern California, according to the person. Jennifer Haberkorn, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2022
Noun
More specifically, 47% of those trials, or more than 1,770, were registered in advance, while only 12% reported results in a registry and 48% published their findings. Ed Silverman, STAT, 11 Sep. 2022 But those leaf-peepers don’t make reservations far in advance. Lisa Rathke, Hartford Courant, 10 Sep. 2022 Visitors can plan their parking in advance using the website. Emma Stein, Detroit Free Press, 9 Sep. 2022 The worst time to buy The worst time to buy a ticket to an NFL game is three months or more in advance, FinanceBuzz found. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 Meet-and-Greet dinner are $45 and must be purchased in advance at the time of online reservation. Jennifer Shapiro-sacks, Sun Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 Her hotel asked her to make arrangements in advance to have her room cleaned during her visit. Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 But concerns about parent involvement in K-12 curricula flared in January, when teachers fought back against a bill that would have required them to post classroom materials 30 days in advance. Connor Sanders, The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 With these events, people in the area felt precursory earthquakes for days in advance, according to Science News. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Sep. 2022
Adjective
At a time when U.S. leadership is hesitant if not flatly wrong, such as in the tragic decision to withdraw from Afghanistan, British resolve is critical to sustain and advance Western interests. John Bolton, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2022 Beijing's response was released by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) in tandem with its own report after China was given advance access to the document to review and respond. Simone Mccarthy, CNN, 1 Sep. 2022 And while Pfizer didn't directly take US government money in the research phase, the administration did strike an advance-purchase deal with the company to obtain more than 100 million doses for $1.95 billion. Peter Bergen, CNN, 29 Aug. 2022 Pitney Bowes has some unique benefits like paying tuition upfront and advance weekly pay. Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2022 Theoretically, a family of four can even attend most Sunday games for as low as $39 plus fees, with $6 tickets to Bernie's Terrace and $15 advance-pay general parking. Jr Radcliffe, Journal Sentinel, 25 Aug. 2022 Like the United States sought to do in the 1960s with Apollo, China views its increasingly robust space program as a means to increase its prestige on the world stage and advance geopolitical interests. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Aug. 2022 Nightclub admission ticketing had yet to move to the live-concert model of advance online purchasing, leaving tickets to be purchased sole- ly at the box office. Steve Adelman, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2022 Schmidt said Matar got an advance pass to the event where the author was speaking and arrived a day early bearing a fake ID. Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English advauncen, alteration (with initial a- taken as assimilated form of Latin ad-ad-) of avauncen, borrowed from Anglo-French avancer, going back to Vulgar Latin *abantiāre, verbal derivative of Latin abante "before, in front," from ab-ab- + ante "before" — more at ante-
Noun
derivative of advance entry 1 (or borrowed from French avance, going back to Middle French, noun derivative of avancer)