advance

English

/ədˈvɑːns/, /ədˈvæns/, /ədˈvaːns/

verb
Definitions
  • To promote or advantage.
  • To move forward in space or time.
  • To raise, be raised.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English avauncen borrowed from avauncer derived from Latin *abantiāre, abante (in front, before), ab (from, of, away from, away, by, off).

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Latin

ab

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from, of, away from, away, by, off

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