Synonyms: forward motion, procession, progress, progression, onward motion, advance, advancement
Definition: the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Similar words: motion, move, movement
Definition: the act of changing location from one place to another
Usage: police controlled the motion of the crowd; the movement of people from the farms to the cities; his move put him directly in my path
Definition: increase in price or value
Usage: the news caused a general advance on the stock market
Similar words: step-up, increase
Definition: the act of increasing something
Usage: he gave me an increase in salary
Synonyms: overture, feeler, approach, advance
Definition: a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Usage: she rejected his advances
Similar words: proposition, proffer, suggestion
Definition: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection
Usage: it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse
Synonyms: betterment, advance, improvement
Definition: a change for the better; progress in development
Similar words: shift, transformation, transmutation
Definition: a qualitative change
Synonyms: advance, progress, progression
Definition: a movement forward
Usage: he listened for the progress of the troops
Similar words: change of location, travel
Definition: a movement through space that changes the location of something
Synonyms: cash advance, advance
Definition: an amount paid before it is earned
Similar words: sum, sum of money, amount, amount of money
Definition: a quantity of money
Usage: he borrowed a large sum; the amount he had in cash was insufficient
Definition: rise in rate or price
Usage: The stock market gained 24 points today
Similar words: climb, wax, mount, rise
Definition: go up or advance
Usage: Sales were climbing after prices were lowered
Synonyms: advance, get along, get on, progress, come along, come on, shape up
Definition: develop in a positive way
Usage: He progressed well in school; My plants are coming along; Plans are shaping up
Similar words: develop
Definition: grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment
Usage: A flower developed on the branch; The country developed into a mighty superpower; The embryo develops into a fetus; This situation has developed over a long time
Synonyms: boost, supercharge, advance
Definition: increase or raise
Usage: boost the voltage in an electrical circuit
Similar words: increase
Definition: make bigger or more
Usage: The boss finally increased her salary; The university increased the number of students it admitted
Synonyms: advance
Definition: develop further
Usage: We are advancing technology every day
Similar words: meliorate, improve, ameliorate, amend, better
Definition: to make better
Usage: The editor improved the manuscript with his changes
Definition: bring forward for consideration or acceptance
Usage: advance an argument
Similar words: advise, suggest, propose
Definition: make a proposal, declare a plan for something
Usage: the senator proposed to abolish the sales tax
Synonyms: go on, advance, march on, progress, move on, pass on
Definition: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Usage: Time marches on
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: How fast does your new car go?; We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus; The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect; The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell; news travelled fast
Synonyms: advance, bring forward
Definition: cause to move forward
Usage: Can you move the car seat forward?
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant
Definition: move forward
Usage: we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward
Similar words: set
Definition: set to a certain position or cause to operate correctly
Usage: set clocks or instruments
Synonyms: advance
Definition: pay in advance
Usage: Can you advance me some money?
Definition: give temporarily; let have for a limited time
Usage: I will lend you my car; loan me some money
Synonyms: upgrade, raise, promote, elevate, kick upstairs, advance
Definition: give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
Usage: 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
Similar words: delegate, depute, designate, assign
Definition: give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
Synonyms: boost, advance, encourage, further, promote
Definition: contribute to the progress or growth of
Usage: I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Similar words: back up, support
Definition: give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to
Usage: She supported him during the illness; Her children always backed her up
Synonyms: in advance, advance, advanced
Definition: situated ahead or going before
Usage: an advance party; at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies
Similar words: front
Definition: relating to or located in the front
Usage: the front lines; the front porch
Synonyms: advance, beforehand
Definition: being ahead of time or need
Usage: gave advance warning; was beforehand with her report
Similar words: early
Definition: at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
Usage: early morning; an early warning; early diagnosis; an early death; took early retirement; an early spring; early varieties of peas and tomatoes mature before most standard varieties