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avancer

Pronunciation: /a.vɑ̃.se/

“avancer” is a French word. Its 6 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to advance, to go forward
  2. to progress
  3. to bring forward, to advance
  4. to propose, to put forward
  5. to move towards, to go up to, to approach
  6. to help out somebody by lending them money for a short time (for example because they don't have any cash and the store doesn't take bank cards), to tide someone over

In French

  1. Pousser en avant; porter en avant.
  2. Rapprocher un objet de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
  3. Porter à un moment antérieur dans le temps.
  4. Faire progresser quelque chose.
  5. Faire progresser quelqu'un dans sa carrière, procurer de l'avancement.
  6. Payer par avance, payer avant que l’argent soit dû.
  7. Payer une somme pour le compte de quelqu’un, fournir aux frais de quelque entreprise.
  8. Mettre en avant; proposer une chose comme véritable.
  9. Faire des progrès dans un travail, dans une carrière.
  10. ou Faire saillie.
  11. ou Aller, se porter en avant.
  12. ou Aller plus tard dans l’écoulement du temps.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French advancer, from Old French avancier, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante, from Latin ab + ante.

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