Definition as Noun

Definition as Noun

• orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
• a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
• something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows

Definition as Adjective

• situated ahead or going before

Definition as Adjective

Definition as Adverb

• ahead of time; in anticipation

Definition as Adverb

• advance, advanced

• ahead, beforehand

• advance, approach, feeler

• preliminary, prelude

• "an advance party"; "at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"

• "when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"; "We like to plan ahead"; "should have made reservations beforehand"

• "she rejected his advances"

• "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"

• In Advance vs advance
• In Advance vs advanced
• In Advance vs ahead
• In Advance vs beforehand
• In Advance vs approach
• In Advance vs feeler
• In Advance vs preliminary
• In Advance vs prelude

• Overture vs advance
• Overture vs advanced
• Overture vs ahead
• Overture vs beforehand
• Overture vs approach
• Overture vs feeler
• Overture vs preliminary
• Overture vs prelude