advanced

English

Etymology

advance +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ədˈvɑːnst/
• Rhymes: -ɑːnst
• (US) IPA: /ədˈvænst/
• Rhymes: -ænst

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Verb

advanced

1. Simple past tense and past participle of advance.

Adjective

advanced (comparative more advanced, superlative most advanced)

1. At or close to the state of the art.
2. Enhanced.
3. Having moved forward in time or space (e.g. advanced ignition timing).
4. In a late stage of development; greatly developed beyond an initial stage.
5. (phonetics) Pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract.

Synonyms

• progressive, professional, sophisticated

Derived terms

• advanced green

Translations

at or close to state of the art

Bulgarian: напреднал (bg) Chinese: Mandarin: 先進的 (zh), 先进的 (zh) (xiānjìn de) Dutch: gevorderd (nl) French: avancé (fr) German: fortgeschritten (de)

Japanese: 高度の (ja) (こうどの, kōdo-no), 高尚の (ja) (こうしょうの, kōshō-no) Persian: پیشرفته (fa) (pišrafte) Russian: продвинутый (ru) (prodvínutyj), передовой (ru) (peredovój) Spanish: avanzado (es)

late

Bulgarian: напреднал (bg)

Dutch: vergevorderd (nl)

See also

• cutting edge
• groundbreaking