advanced
/ədˈvænst/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.71 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of advance
adj
At or close to the state of the art.
adj
Involving greater complexity; more difficult, elaborate or specialized.
adj
Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
adj
In a late stage of development or education; having greatly progressed beyond an initial stage.
adj
Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.
adj
Indicating a time ahead of the correct time.
Example Sentences
- "The option can be found under advanced settings."
- "I'm taking a course in advanced knitting techniques."
- "a gentleman advanced in years, with a hard experience written in his wrinkles"
- "The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again!"
- "This is an advanced prototype, it already has most of the features the final product will have."
- "This book is suitable for advanced learners of English."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin ab Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts Proto-Indo-European *-i Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti Proto-Italic *anti Latin ante Latin ab ante Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Vulgar Latin *abanteāre Old French avancierbor. Middle English avauncen English advance English -ed English advanced From advance + -ed.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ədˈvænst/
- British English: /ədˈvɑːnst/
Inflected Forms
more advanced (comparative)
further advanced (comparative)
farther advanced (comparative)
most advanced (superlative)
furthest advanced (superlative)
farthest advanced (superlative)