advanced
placed ahead or forward: with one foot advanced.
ahead or far or further along in progress, complexity, knowledge, skill, etc.: an advanced class in Spanish;to take a course in advanced mathematics;Our plans are too advanced to make the change now.
pertaining to or embodying ideas, practices, attitudes, etc., taken as being more enlightened or liberal than the standardized, established, or traditional: advanced theories of child care;the more advanced members of the artistic community.
far along in time: the advanced age of most senators.
Origin of advanced
1Other words from advanced
- well-ad·vanced, adjective
Words Nearby advanced
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How to use advanced in a sentence
The United States continues to lag behind many other advanced industrialized nations in math, science and reading literacy.
Why hasn’t digital learning lived up to its promise? | Walter Thompson | September 17, 2020 | TechCrunchSo Richard, Brazil has this history of being pretty advanced on internet governance and on digital civil rights.
Podcast: COVID-19 is helping turn Brazil into a surveillance state | Anthony Green | September 16, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewMost native search functionality is very basic and just looks for the presence of “search term,” but you may want to test out more advanced filters that help users more effectively find the information they are looking for.
How to drive digital innovation necessary during the pandemic | Nick Chasinov | September 16, 2020 | Search Engine WatchYou’ll want one with a fabric, material, and overall design to fit your bedroom’s aesthetic, and you also may want certain advanced options, such as a USB port.
Bedside table lamps to brighten your sleep space | PopSci Commerce Team | September 15, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIn other technologies, including next-generation batteries, electric vehicles, and smart-grid products and services, US firms are already developing advanced technologies.
To confront the climate crisis, the US should launch a National Energy Innovation Mission | Amy Nordrum | September 15, 2020 | MIT Technology Review
advanced maternal age dramatically increases the risk of maternal mortality as well as birth defects like Down Syndrome.
While Kurdish forces have advanced on some fronts in Iraq, the fight here in Syria seems far from over yet.
It was the ultimate guarantor of the humanism he advanced against Nazism.
The Catholic Philosopher Who Took on Hitler | John Henry Crosby | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe went on to say that Syria should not be “allowed to bring advanced weapons systems into Lebanon.”
Israel Sends Warning to Assad, Russia and Iran With Damascus Airstrikes | Creede Newton | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat means it could take several missile shots to kill an enemy fighter, even for an advanced stealth aircraft like the Raptor.
Pentagon Worries That Russia Can Now Outshoot U.S. Stealth Jets | Dave Majumdar | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayLady Maude advanced; she had really come in by accident; her head was bent, her eyelashes rested on her flushed cheeks.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodAn extraordinary eruption of mount Vesuvius commenced, which in ten days had advanced ten miles from its original source.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellBut the flight of the insurgents was too far advanced to rally them, and they retired south towards Pampanga.
The Philippine Islands | John ForemanThe sputum of more advanced cases resembles that of chronic bronchitis, with the addition of tubercle bacilli and elastic fibers.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis | James Campbell Todd
British Dictionary definitions for advanced
/ (ədˈvɑːnst) /
being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc: advanced studies
having reached a comparatively late stage: a man of advanced age
ahead of the times: advanced views on religion
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