Advancing can be categorized as a verb and an adjective.
Adjective |
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| advancing - moving forward | ||
Verb |
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| advance - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" | ||
| advance - cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?" | ||
| advance - develop further; "We are advancing technology every day" | ||
| advance - rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today" | ||
| advance - pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?" | ||
| advance - bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument" | ||
| advance - move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward" | ||
| advance - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" | ||
| advance - give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work" | ||
| advance - develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" | ||
| advance - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" | ||
| advance - increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit" |
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| 1. | verb | The army was advancing in the wrong direction. | |
| 2. | verb | I am afraid we are advancing in the wrong direction. | |
| 3. | verb | Its business is advancing quite well. | |
| 4. | verb | The fun thing about this job is that the technology is continually advancing so it continues to be stimulating. | |
| 5. | verb | Press freedom is advancing. | |
| 6. | verb | Among her current projects are several that focus on improving healthcare in Africa and advancing technology in developing countries. | |
| 7. | verb | I’ve made advancing gender equality a foreign policy priority. | |
| 8. | verb | We’re empowering the next generation of women by investing in adolescent girls and advancing the Let Girls Learn initiative to get 62 million girls into schools. | |
| 9. | verb | By "nationalism" I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled "good" or "bad." But secondly — and this is much more important — I mean the habit of identifying oneself with a single nation or other unit, placing it beyond good and evil and recognizing no other duty than that of advancing its interests. | |
| 10. | verb | Things are advancing at a snail's pace. | |
| 11. | verb | Digital technology is advancing at a breakneck pace. | |
| 12. | verb | She said family-friendly policies such as paid parental leave, publicly funded child care and even free school lunches played a significant role in advancing gender equality. She noted that many of these policies were introduced by female legislators. | |
| 13. | verb | They were advancing. | |
| 14. | verb | For almost 20 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. | |
| 15. | verb | It is for advancing! | |
| 16. | noun | The news caused a general advance on the stock market. | |
| 17. | adj. | An advance party. | |
| 18. | adj. | Gave advance warning. | |
| 19. | adj. | Financially, it could be a lean year, although some advance planning can help you weather the storm. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| The army was advancing in the wrong direction. | |
| I am afraid we are advancing in the wrong direction. | |
| Its business is advancing quite well. | |
| The fun thing about this job is that the technology is continually advancing so it continues to be stimulating. | |
| Press freedom is advancing. | |
| Among her current projects are several that focus on improving healthcare in Africa and advancing technology in developing countries. | |
| I’ve made advancing gender equality a foreign policy priority. | |
| We’re empowering the next generation of women by investing in adolescent girls and advancing the Let Girls Learn initiative to get 62 million girls into schools. | |
| By "nationalism" I mean first of all the habit of assuming that human beings can be classified like insects and that whole blocks of millions or tens of millions of people can be confidently labelled "good" or "bad." But secondly — and this is much more important — I mean the habit of identifying oneself with a single nation or other unit, placing it beyond good and evil and recognizing no other duty than that of advancing its interests. | |
| Things are advancing at a snail's pace. | |
| Digital technology is advancing at a breakneck pace. | |
| She said family-friendly policies such as paid parental leave, publicly funded child care and even free school lunches played a significant role in advancing gender equality. She noted that many of these policies were introduced by female legislators. | |
| They were advancing. | |
| For almost 20 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth. | |
| It is for advancing! | |
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| The news caused a general advance on the stock market. |
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| adj. | |
| An advance party. |
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| Gave advance warning. |
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| Financially, it could be a lean year, although some advance planning can help you weather the storm. |
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