advance
US /ædˈvæns/
・UK /əd'vɑ:ns/
A2
noun
- Forward movement by an army
- An attempt to seduce someone
verb
- (Of an army) to move forward
- To change or improve
- To increase in price or value
- To move forward in a certain direction
- To try to seduce someone
Examples
He made amorous advances to one of his students.
an advance towards a better understanding of God