advanced

[ad-vanst, -vahnst]

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.

advanced

/ 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

Other Word Forms

• well-advanced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of advanced¹

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

Example Sentences

Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced in the Budget that tax will be charged on the insurance included in a Motability lease, and VAT added to the advanced payments put down on higher-value cars.

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Outside of PSI, such advanced methods are available at only a few other synchrotron facilities worldwide.

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This pattern shows how often symptoms emerge only when the disease has already advanced.

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It also says the threshold for higher, advanced and top bands will remain unchanged, meaning more people will pay a higher rate as their wages increase.

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Retail sales advanced just 0.2% in September, the government said Tuesday in a report that was postponed a month and a half.

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Related Words

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