Definitions for advanced

(move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")

(bring forward for consideration or acceptance; "advance an argument")

(increase or raise; "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit")

(contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom")

(cause to move forward; "Can you move the car seat forward?")

(obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference")

(develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up")

(develop further; "We are advancing technology every day")

(give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work")

(pay in advance; "Can you advance me some money?")

(move forward; "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward")

(rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today")

(farther along in physical or mental development; "the child's skeletal age was classified as `advanced'"; "children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average")

(comparatively late in a course of development; "the illness had reached an advanced stage"; "an advanced state of exhaustion")

(ahead of the times; "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?")

(at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill; "an advanced degree"; "an advanced text in physics"; "special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University")

(ahead in development; complex or intricate; "advanced technology"; "a sophisticated electronic control system")

(far along in time; "a man of advanced age"; "advanced in years"; "a ripe old age"; "the ripe age of 90")

((of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry; "advanced societies"; "an advanced country technologically")

(situated ahead or going before; "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies")