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

• increasing the size of a bet (as in poker)
• an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
• the act of raising something
• the amount a salary is increased

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

• raise the level or amount of something
• cause to be heard or known; express or utter
• collect funds for a specific purpose
• create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise
• bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
• bet more than the previous player
• pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth
• activate or stir up
• establish radio communications with
• multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
• bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project
• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
• put forward for consideration or discussion
• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic
• increase
• construct, build, or erect
• cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques
• cause to puff up with a leaven
• raise from a lower to a higher position
• move upwards
• raise in rank or condition
• invigorate or heighten
• put an end to
• give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
• look after a child until it is an adult
• cause to assemble or enlist in the military
• cause to become alive again

Definition as Adjective

• situated ahead or going before
• being ahead of time or need

Definition as Adjective

• advanced, in advance

• beforehand

• cash advance

• improvement, betterment

• overture, approach, feeler

• progress, progression

• progress, progression, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion

• rise

• boost, supercharge

• bring forward

• gain, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground

• gain

• progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

• progress, come on, come along, get on, get along, shape up

• promote, boost, further, encourage

• promote, upgrade, kick upstairs, raise, elevate

• set ahead

• throw out

• ascent, acclivity, rise, climb, upgrade

• lift, heave

• rise, wage hike, hike, wage increase, salary increase

• arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, provoke

• bring up

• conjure, conjure up, invoke, evoke, stir, call down, arouse, bring up, put forward, call forth

• enhance, heighten

• erect, rear, set up, put up

• grow, farm, produce

• leaven, prove

• lift, elevate, get up, bring up

• lift

• lift, elevate

• lift

• lift

• promote, upgrade, advance, kick upstairs, elevate

• rear, bring up, nurture, parent

• recruit, levy

• resurrect, upraise

• "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"

• "I'll see your raise and double it"

• "the car couldn't make it up the rise"

• "he responded with a lift of his eyebrow"; "fireman learn several different raises for getting ladders up"

• "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"

• "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"

• "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"

• "The President raised several million dollars for his college"

• "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"

• "raise your `o'"

• "raise a mutiny"

• "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"

• "raised edges"

• "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

• "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"

• "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"

• "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"

• "raise a barn"

• "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

• "unleavened bread"

• "raise your hands"; "Lift a load"

• "lift one's eyes"

• "The new law lifted many people from poverty"

• "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"

• "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"

• "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"

• "raise a family"; "bring up children"

• "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"

• "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"

• Advance vs advanced
• Advance vs in advance
• Advance vs beforehand
• Advance vs cash advance
• Advance vs improvement
• Advance vs betterment
• Advance vs overture
• Advance vs approach
• Advance vs feeler
• Advance vs progress
• Advance vs progression
• Advance vs procession
• Advance vs advancement
• Advance vs forward motion
• Advance vs onward motion
• Advance vs rise
• Advance vs boost
• Advance vs supercharge
• Advance vs bring forward
• Advance vs gain
• Advance vs win
• Advance vs pull ahead
• Advance vs make headway
• Advance vs get ahead
• Advance vs gain ground
• Advance vs pass on
• Advance vs move on
• Advance vs march on
• Advance vs go on
• Advance vs come on
• Advance vs come along
• Advance vs get on
• Advance vs get along
• Advance vs shape up
• Advance vs promote
• Advance vs further
• Advance vs encourage
• Advance vs upgrade
• Advance vs kick upstairs
• Advance vs raise
• Advance vs elevate
• Advance vs set ahead
• Advance vs throw out
• Advance vs ascent
• Advance vs acclivity
• Advance vs climb
• Advance vs lift
• Advance vs heave
• Advance vs wage hike
• Advance vs hike
• Advance vs wage increase
• Advance vs salary increase
• Advance vs arouse
• Advance vs elicit
• Advance vs enkindle
• Advance vs kindle
• Advance vs evoke
• Advance vs fire
• Advance vs provoke
• Advance vs bring up
• Advance vs conjure
• Advance vs conjure up
• Advance vs invoke
• Advance vs stir
• Advance vs call down
• Advance vs put forward
• Advance vs call forth
• Advance vs enhance
• Advance vs heighten
• Advance vs erect
• Advance vs rear
• Advance vs set up
• Advance vs put up
• Advance vs grow
• Advance vs farm
• Advance vs produce
• Advance vs leaven
• Advance vs prove
• Advance vs get up
• Advance vs advance
• Advance vs nurture
• Advance vs parent
• Advance vs recruit
• Advance vs levy
• Advance vs resurrect
• Advance vs upraise

• Raise vs advanced
• Raise vs in advance
• Raise vs beforehand
• Raise vs cash advance
• Raise vs improvement
• Raise vs betterment
• Raise vs overture
• Raise vs approach
• Raise vs feeler
• Raise vs progress
• Raise vs progression
• Raise vs procession
• Raise vs advancement
• Raise vs forward motion
• Raise vs onward motion
• Raise vs rise
• Raise vs boost
• Raise vs supercharge
• Raise vs bring forward
• Raise vs gain
• Raise vs win
• Raise vs pull ahead
• Raise vs make headway
• Raise vs get ahead
• Raise vs gain ground
• Raise vs pass on
• Raise vs move on
• Raise vs march on
• Raise vs go on
• Raise vs come on
• Raise vs come along
• Raise vs get on
• Raise vs get along
• Raise vs shape up
• Raise vs promote
• Raise vs further
• Raise vs encourage
• Raise vs upgrade
• Raise vs kick upstairs
• Raise vs raise
• Raise vs elevate
• Raise vs set ahead
• Raise vs throw out
• Raise vs ascent
• Raise vs acclivity
• Raise vs climb
• Raise vs lift
• Raise vs heave
• Raise vs wage hike
• Raise vs hike
• Raise vs wage increase
• Raise vs salary increase
• Raise vs arouse
• Raise vs elicit
• Raise vs enkindle
• Raise vs kindle
• Raise vs evoke
• Raise vs fire
• Raise vs provoke
• Raise vs bring up
• Raise vs conjure
• Raise vs conjure up
• Raise vs invoke
• Raise vs stir
• Raise vs call down
• Raise vs put forward
• Raise vs call forth
• Raise vs enhance
• Raise vs heighten
• Raise vs erect
• Raise vs rear
• Raise vs set up
• Raise vs put up
• Raise vs grow
• Raise vs farm
• Raise vs produce
• Raise vs leaven
• Raise vs prove
• Raise vs get up
• Raise vs advance
• Raise vs nurture
• Raise vs parent
• Raise vs recruit
• Raise vs levy
• Raise vs resurrect
• Raise vs upraise