advance
verbUK /ədˈvɑːns/
US /ədˈvæns/
To move forward or go ahead.
The soldiers were ordered to advance toward the hill.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. To help something grow or improve.
The new medicine can advance the treatment of the disease.
3. Money paid before it is due.
She asked her boss for an advance on her salary.
4. To suggest an idea or plan.
He advanced a new theory about the origin of the universe.
5. A forward movement.
The army made a rapid advance across the plain.