avancer

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Danish

Noun

avancer c

  1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of avance

Verb

avancer or avancér

  1. (deprecated template usage) imperative of avancere

French

Etymology

From Middle French advancer, from Old French avancer, avancier, from Vulgar Latin *abantiāre, from Late Latin abante, from Latin ab + ante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vɑ̃.se/
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Verb

avancer

  1. (intransitive) to advance, to go forward
  2. (intransitive) to progress
  3. (transitive) to bring forward, to advance
  4. (transitive) to propose, to put forward
  5. (reflexive, ~ vers) to move towards, to go up to, to approach
  6. (transitive, the recipient is introduced by the preposition à, colloquial) to help out somebody by lending him money for a short time (for example because he doesn't have any cash and the store doesn't take bank cards), to tide someone over
    Tu saurais m'avancer cinq euros ? Je te rembourse ça dans dix minutes.

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

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Old French

Verb

avancer

  1. Alternative form of avancier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.