advanced
verb
Form of advance , past tense of advance.
Simple meaning
Contribute to the progress or growth of.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ədˈvænst
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
verb
past tense of advance
Contribute to the progress or growth of
past tense of advance
To help the progress of (something); to further.
past tense of advance
Cause to move forward
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: Contribute to the progress or growth of
Used this way, advanced is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
An agency of the Intelligence Community that conducts advanced research and development related to information technology.
The central research and development organization for the United States Department of Defense.
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