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advance

Main Entry: ¹advance

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): advanced, advancing

Language: English

transitive verb

1 : avanzar, adelantar <to advance troops : avanzar las tropas>
2 promote : ascender, promover
3 propose : proponer, presentar
4 : adelantar, anticipar <they advanced me next month's salary : me adelantaron el sueldo del próximo mes>

intransitive verb

1 proceed : avanzar, adelantarse
2 progress : progresar

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