English Dictionary

advance

IPA（発音記号）

/ədˈvɑːns/

動詞

自動詞 古語 他動詞

To help the progress of (something); to further. / To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote. / To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.

日本語の意味

物事の進展や発展を促進する / 誰かを昇進させたり役職を上げたりする / 何かを力強く前方へ移動させる、押し進める

The new training program will advance employees' skills and career prospects.

新しい研修プログラムは従業員のスキルとキャリアの見通しの成長を促進するでしょう。

意味（1）

To help the progress of (something); to further.

Some see it as in effect the end of the Syrian uprising that began with peaceful protests against Assad’s police state in 2011, with opposition fighters working to advance Turkey’s interests at the expense of the revolution’s goals.

意味（2）

To raise (someone) in rank or office; to prefer, to promote.

After these things did king Ahasuerus promote Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced him, and set his seat above all the princes that were with him.

意味（3）

To move or push (something) forwards, especially forcefully.

Whence and what art thou, execrable shape, / That dar'st, though grim and terrible, advance / Thy miscreated front athwart my way / To yonder gates?

意味（4）

To make (something) happen at an earlier time or date; to bring forward, to hasten.

[S]in and sorrow it were, considering the hardships of this noble and gallant knight, no whit mentioning or weighing those we ourselves have endured, if we were now either to advance or retard the hour of refection beyond the time when the viands are fit to be set before us.

意味（5）

(intransitive) To move forwards; to approach.

I advanced towards him step by step, stopping sometimes for fear of waking him.

意味（6）

To provide (money or other value) before it is due, or in expectation of some work; to lend.

“I had intended to ask you to advance me a hundred pounds,” said Phineas.

意味（7）

To put forward (an idea, argument etc.); to propose.

Some ne'er advance a Judgement of their own, / But catch the spreading notion of the Town […].

意味（8）

(intransitive) To make progress; to do well, to succeed.

Earlier the caller said men were more likely to be in senior positions. Clegg says that's partly because the current maternity leave arrangements make it difficult for women to advance in the workplace.

意味（9）

(intransitive) To move forward in time; to progress towards completion.

I can promise you that you will feel even less humorous as the evening advances.

意味（10）

(transitive, now archaic) To raise; to lift or elevate.

The fringed Curtaines of thine eyes aduance.

意味（11）

To raise or increase (a price, rate).

In February last […] bakers advanced the price of bread sold over the counter in London from 8d. to 8½d. per quartern loaf.

意味（12）

To increase (a number or amount).

意味（13）

(intransitive) To make a higher bid at an auction.

advances （ present singular third-person ）

advancing （ participle present ）

advanced （ participle past ）

advanced （ past ）