Advance vs Approach - What's the Difference?

Advance

Approach

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • an amount paid before it is earned
  • a change for the better; progress in development
  • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
  • a movement forward
  • the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
  • increase in price or value
Definition as Noun
  • a close approximation
  • a way of entering or leaving
  • the final path followed by an aircraft as it is landing
  • a relatively short golf shot intended to put the ball onto the putting green
  • the act of drawing spatially closer to something
  • the event of one object coming closer to another
  • the temporal property of becoming nearer in time
  • ideas or actions intended to deal with a problem or situation
  • a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Definition as Verb
  • develop further
  • pay in advance
  • increase or raise
  • cause to move forward
  • obtain advantages, such as points, etc.
  • rise in rate or price
  • move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
  • develop in a positive way
  • contribute to the progress or growth of
  • give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
  • move forward
  • bring forward for consideration or acceptance
Definition as Verb
  • make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
  • come near or verge on, resemble, come nearer in quality, or character
  • come near in time
  • move towards
  • begin to deal with
Definition as Adjective
  • situated ahead or going before
  • being ahead of time or need
Definition as Adjective

Synonyms

Examples

  • "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"
  • "gave advance warning"; "was beforehand with her report"
  • "she rejected his advances"
  • "he listened for the progress of the troops"
  • "the news caused a general advance on the stock market"
  • "We are advancing technology every day"
  • "Can you advance me some money?"
  • "boost the voltage in an electrical circuit"
  • "Can you move the car seat forward?"
  • "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"; "win points"
  • "The stock market gained 24 points today"
  • "Time marches on"
  • "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
  • "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
  • "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"
  • "we have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
  • "advance an argument"
  • "the nearest approach to genius"
  • "he took a wrong turn on the access to the bridge"
  • "he lost the hole when his approach rolled over the green"
  • "the hunter's approach scattered the geese"
  • "the approach of winter"
  • "his approach to every problem is to draw up a list of pros and cons"; "an attack on inflation"; "his plan of attack was misguided"
  • "she rejected his advances"
  • "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
  • "This borders on discrimination!"; "His playing approaches that of Horowitz"
  • "Winter is approaching"; "approaching old age"
  • "We were approaching our destination"; "They are drawing near"; "The enemy army came nearer and nearer"
  • "approach a task"; "go about a difficult problem"; "approach a new project"

Parts of Speech

Adjective, Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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