ETYM Cf. French avance, from avancer. Related to Advance.
1. An amount paid before it is earned; SYN. cash advance.
2. Increase in price or value; SYN. rise.
3. A movement forward
4. A change for the better; progress in development
5. A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
6. The act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
ETYM Latin progressio: cf. French progression.
A series with a definite pattern of advance; SYN. patterned advance.
Sequence of numbers each occurring in a specific relationship to its predecessor. An arithmetic progression has numbers that increase or decrease by a common sum or difference (for example, 2, 4, 6, 8); a geometric progression has numbers each bearing a fixed ratio to its predecessor (for example, 3, 6, 12, 24); and a harmonic progression has numbers whose reciprocals are in arithmetical progression, for example 1, ˝, 1/3, Ľ.
1. To bring forward for consideration or acceptance; SYN. throw out.
2. To cause to move forward; SYN. bring forward.
3. To develop further.
4. To move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; SYN. progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on.
5. To move forward; of clocks and watches; SYN. set ahead.
6. To pay in advance.
7. To rise in rate or price; SYN. gain.
8. Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
9. Develop in a positive way
10. Contribute to the progress or growth of