Advanced
[æd'vɑːnst] or [əd'vænst]
Definition
(adj.) (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; 'advanced societies'; 'an advanced country technologically' .
(adj.) far along in time; 'a man of advanced age'; 'advanced in years'; 'a ripe old age'; 'the ripe age of 90' .
(adj.) ahead in development; complex or intricate; 'advanced technology'; 'a sophisticated electronic control system' .
(adj.) at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; 'an advanced degree'; 'an advanced text in physics'; 'special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University' .
(adj.) farther along in physical or mental development; 'the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced''; 'children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average' .
(adj.) ahead of the times; 'the advanced teaching methods'; 'had advanced views on the subject'; 'a forward-looking corporation'; 'is British industry innovative enough?' .
(adj.) comparatively late in a course of development; 'the illness had reached an advanced stage'; 'an advanced state of exhaustion' .
Checker: Rhonda--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Advance
(a.) In the van or front.
(a.) In the front or before others, as regards progress or ideas; as, advanced opinions, advanced thinkers.
(a.) Far on in life or time.
Typist: Mason
Examples
- I advanced; then paused by the crib side: my hand was on the curtain, but I preferred speaking before I withdrew it. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- This advanced Warren's position on the Weldon Railroad very considerably. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- As he advanced in years, however, he became subject to fits of the gout, to which, in 1782, a nephritic cholic was superadded. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Tars Tarkas advanced toward me, holding out one of his arms, and we thus proceeded to the plaza without further mishap. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- As we advanced the light increased until presently we emerged into well-lighted passageways. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- It resulted in securing more advanced positions for all our troops where they were fully covered from the fire of the enemy. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We again advanced, and occupied at the close of the battle substantially the ground held by the enemy at the beginning. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Then one day Faust asked Gutenberg blankly when he intended to repay him the money he had advanced. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- I don't wonder at it; it's not so long since you were pretty far advanced on your way to another. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- A gentleman had done this good turn, and nowcovering her with his cloak, advanced to restore her to the house whence he had seen her issue. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Night was far advanced, when I came to the half-way resting-place, and seated myself beside the fountain. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- At the end of that time the sound of a carriage caught my ear, and I was met, as I advanced towards the second turning, by a fly from the railway. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It widened as she turned to go, and no one advanced to fill it up. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- It must always, in the long-run, be advanced to him by his immediate employer, in the advanced state of wages. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- She saw me as I advanced, and rose for a moment to receive me. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Mr. Mivart has advanced this case as one of special difficulty, but I am unable to see the force of his argument. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Westward rode the scouts and advanced guards. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Smith's divisions had encountered the rebel advanced pickets as early as half-past seven. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- It circled (owing to the guys of one wing being loose) to the right, completing two circles and beginning a third as it advanced; so that the whole course had the form of a spiral. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Had Canby been in other engagements afterwards, he would, I have no doubt, have advanced without any fear arising from a sense of the responsibility. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- On the 29th Sherman sent Thomas back to Chattanooga, and afterwards to Nashville, with another division (Morgan's) of the advanced army. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- About the middle of the afternoon Sheridan advanced. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- There was a smile upon the youth's face as he advanced. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Before the winter was far advanced, it is actually on record that Emmy took a night and received company with great propriety and modesty. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- It was in alliance with these that Cortez advanced over the mountains into the valley of Mexico, (1519)[397]. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Spring advanced rapidly; the weather became fine, and the skies cloudless. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Every mile he advanced also gave us possession of stores on which Lee relied. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- These Jacobins were the equivalents of the American radicals, men with untrammelled advanced ideas. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Perceiving a light in the front room, he advanced into the passage and again knocked, but without reply. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- The paper is now advanced the proper distance, and another row is stuck. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
Typist: Mason