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simple past and past participle of advance examples
comparative more advanced or further advanced, superlative most advanced or furthest advanced
At or close to the state of the art. examples
Involving greater complexity; more difficult, elaborate or specialized. examples
Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing). quotations examples
a gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles
1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne, chapter 3, in The Scarlet Letter, a Romance, Boston, Mass.: Ticknor, Reed, and Fields
The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again!
1944 May and June, “When the Circle was Steam Operated”, in Railway Magazine, page 150
In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage. examples
(phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract. examples
(Philippines, of a clock or watch) Indicating a time ahead of the correct time. examples