advanced
Americanadjective
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placed ahead or forward.
with one foot advanced.
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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.
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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.
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far along in time.
the advanced age of most senators.
adjective
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being ahead in development, knowledge, progress, etc
advanced studies
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having reached a comparatively late stage
a man of advanced age
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ahead of the times
advanced views on religion
Other Word Forms
- well-advanced adjective
Etymology
Origin of advanced
First recorded in 1425–75; late Middle English; advance + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Darling Ingredients has advanced 23% over the past three months, with its 50-week simple moving average curling higher for the first time in years.
From Barron's
Analysts are also looking to find out more about Tesla’s timeline to launch a more advanced version of its current Full Self-Driving system.
From MarketWatch
In addition, the team examined which genes were active in insulin-producing pancreatic cells and used advanced microscopy to better understand the cellular changes behind the metabolic effects they observed.
From Science Daily
The move is part of Meta’s plan to build major data centers across the U.S. and to source advanced technology made domestically, the companies said.
While some advanced prototypes can already operate as full systems and are accessible through public cloud platforms, their overall performance remains limited.
From Science Daily
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