advanced

American  

[ad-vanst, -vahnst] / ædˈvænst, -ˈvɑnst /

adjective

1. placed ahead or forward.

   with one foot advanced.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. far along in time.

   the advanced age of most senators.

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advanced British  

/ ədˈvɑːnst /

adjective

1. being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc

   advanced studies

2. having reached a comparatively late stage

   a man of advanced age

3. ahead of the times

   advanced views on religion

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Other Word Forms

• well-advanced adjective

Etymology

Origin of advanced

First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; advance + -ed ²

Example Sentences

As AI engines made by Nvidia of the U.S. and others get more powerful, they need more memory, both the traditional kind and an advanced type called high-bandwidth memory.

From The Wall Street Journal

Deputy police commissioner Sahibzada Yousaf told local media that sniffer dogs and advanced technology were used to ensure everyone was rescued from the rubble.

From BBC

Their other daughter, who lives near the couple, applies her advanced degree in school psychology as a stay-at-home mother of five.

From Los Angeles Times

There are 64 out of more than 1,300 federal judges of that advanced age.

From The Wall Street Journal

From the perspective of an advanced, rule-of-law economy, Kazin’s account of the difficulties his team faced daily can seem almost impossible to comprehend.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• leading
• progressive
• state-of-the-art