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advancing

ədˈvænsɪŋ
WordNet
Model of a fore march, rounded at the front, supported by longitudinal and three transverse halls. The march floor has been closed.
Model of a fore march, rounded at the front, supported by longitudinal and three transverse halls. The march floor has been closed.
  1. (adj) advancing
    moving forward
Illustrations
A young man advances towards a young woman who is fighting him with both hands. The dog on her lap is barking alertly.
A young man advances towards a young woman who is fighting him with both hands. The dog on her lap is barking alertly.
A young man makes advances to a young woman who repels him with both hands. The dog on her lap is barking alertly.
A young man makes advances to a young woman who repels him with both hands. The dog on her lap is barking alertly.
In an inn, a farmer repels a woman's advances. He is sitting on a stool with a pipe and a glass of liquor in hand. There is a print on the wall.
In an inn, a farmer repels a woman's advances. He is sitting on a stool with a pipe and a glass of liquor in hand. There is a print on the wall.
Cosimo de 'Medici and his troops advance to Monteriggioni, near Siena. In the foreground a cannon is being pulled by ten oxen. In addition, a donkey carries a basket with bullets on its back. In the bottom margin two lines of text in Latin and numbered 2. The print is part of an album.
Cosimo de 'Medici and his troops advance to Monteriggioni, near Siena. In the foreground a cannon is being pulled by ten oxen. In addition, a donkey carries a basket with bullets on its back. In the bottom margin two lines of text in Latin and numbered 2. The print is part of an album.
King Willem III goes to war, 1691. The king oversees the advancing army on horseback. Plate no. 20 in the series 'England's theater' about the war between William III and James II in the years 1690-1691 after the Glorious Revolution, (third part). With captions in Dutch and French.
King Willem III goes to war, 1691. The king oversees the advancing army on horseback. Plate no. 20 in the series 'England's theater' about the war between William III and James II in the years 1690-1691 after the Glorious Revolution, (third part). With captions in Dutch and French.
The siege of Leiden, 1574. In the foreground, Spanish troops are advancing to the redoubts around the besieged city. In the distance the profile of the city in which the churches are strikingly large. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 53. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
The siege of Leiden, 1574. In the foreground, Spanish troops are advancing to the redoubts around the besieged city. In the distance the profile of the city in which the churches are strikingly large. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 53. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
The Battle of Turnhout, January 24, 1597. Depiction in two parts. Above: the advancing army under Maurice in pursuit of the Spanish troops. Under Staatse horsemen and the arms of the States General, with putti, crown and laurel wreath. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 227. Printed on the back with text in Latin. This left half forms a whole together with the right half. Reduced copy after the print by Jacques de Gheyn II.
The Battle of Turnhout, January 24, 1597. Depiction in two parts. Above: the advancing army under Maurice in pursuit of the Spanish troops. Under Staatse horsemen and the arms of the States General, with putti, crown and laurel wreath. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 227. Printed on the back with text in Latin. This left half forms a whole together with the right half. Reduced copy after the print by Jacques de Gheyn II.
Watergeuzen take Den Briel, April 1, 1572. The watergeuzen come ashore, advance and conquer Den Briel under the leadership of Lumey and Blois van Treslong. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 28. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
Watergeuzen take Den Briel, April 1, 1572. The watergeuzen come ashore, advance and conquer Den Briel under the leadership of Lumey and Blois van Treslong. With caption of 4 lines in Latin. Numbered: 28. Printed on the back with text in Latin.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Interesting fact
Several nations (Norway, Australia, New Zealand, France, Great Britain, Chile, and Argentina) have advanced claims on sections of the continent of Antarctica. The United States does not recognize any claims.
  1. (n) advancing
    The act of taking or of giving an advanced position; advancement; promotion; furtherance.
Quotations
When schemes are laid in advance, it is surprising how often the circumstances will fit in with them.
Sir William Osler
Theodore Parker
As society advances the standard of poverty rises.
Theodore Parker
The object of most prayers is to wangle an advance on good intentions.
Robert Brault
Social advance depends as much upon the process through which it is secured as upon the result itself.
Jane Addams
Alexander Pope
Not to go back is somewhat to advance, and men must walk, at least, before they dance.
Alexander Pope
You can't say that civilization don't advance... for in every war they kill you a new way.
Will Rogers
Usage in the news

Avidyne DFC90 Advanced Autopilot Available Soon for Pipers. eaa.org

Advanced Flight Systems AF-4500EE EFIS/EM AFS offers several EFIS and EM glass panel systems. planeandpilotmag.com

Avon Boys Soccer Advances With 1-0 Win Over Hand. courant.com

The Avon High boys soccer team advanced to its second straight Class L boys championship game on Friday with a 1-0 win over Hand-Madison. courant.com

Avon Beats Hand 1-0 To Advance To Class L Soccer Final. courant.com

Avon advanced past Hand to the Class L boys soccer championship game with a 1-0 victory Friday. courant.com

The IB high school curriculum requires completion of at least seven advanced courses in a student's junior and senior years, including mathematics, science, English literature and history. newsday.com

It's a reasonable bet that International Baccalaureate , the international advanced placement system for high school students, will not be much of an issue in the Republican presidential race. motherjones.com

Some outside groups are watching the Senate's vote scheduled for Monday on advancing US Magistrate Judge Robert E Bacharach past a Republican filibuster toward confirmation on the 10th US Circuit Court of Appeals. blog.newsok.com

Azarenka, Sharapova advance to China Open quarters. knoxnews.com

States advance laws singling out abortion providers for strict regulations. motherjones.com

With advances in gear design, an overnight pack can now weigh less than five pounds—light enough to run with comfortably. runnersworld.com

Wa-Hi advances to regional play after cruising past Wenatchee and rival Richland. union-bulletin.com

Already holding wins over Advance and Scott County Central from earlier in the week, the Charleston Bluejays entered Friday's contest against Saxony Lutheran with a chance for their first three-game winning streak of the season. standard-democrat.com

Dave Duerson, a former NFL player who committed suicide in February, had "moderately advanced" brain damage related to blows to the head, according to the researcher who made the diagnosis. msnbc.msn.com

Usage in scientific papers

The views and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as necessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of the Defense Advanced Research Pro jects Agency, the Air Force Research Laboratory, or the U.S.
Quantum Hidden Subgroup Problems: A Mathematical Perspective

Lipton, Quantum cryptanalysis of hidden linear functions, in “Lecture Notes in Computer Science – Advances in Cryptology – CRYPTO’95,” D.
Quantum Hidden Subgroup Problems: A Mathematical Perspective

Note that to be useful this “appropriate δ” must be known in advance, before X and f are chosen.
Lectures on controlled topology: mapping cylinder neighborhoods

Although a significant advance in the study of the propagation of these ob jects was made recently, very little is known about the evolution of the fast wave the packets and the dipoles in the random media, and it’s influence on the particle and nuclear cross-sections, diffractive processes and energy losses.
Space-Time Evolution of the Oscillator, Rapidly moving in a random media

In the last two decades new theoretical ideas (like the scaling theory of localization, weak localization, universal conductance fluctuations and Wigner dwelling times) were advanced, and a new field (soon called Mesoscopic Physics) emerged.
Modeling the propagation of a signal through a layered nanostructure: Connections between the statistical properties of waves and random walks

Usage in literature

Day after day brought us tidings of the German advance. "The Great War As I Saw It" by Frederick George Scott

The advance of the Germans was across a wheat field, driving at Hill 165 and advancing in smooth columns. "Winning a Cause" by John Gilbert Thompson and Inez Bigwood

Alroy jumped off the horse, and would have led it to the fountain, but the animal would not advance. "Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity" by Benjamin Disraeli

Turning at once, his party joined them, and fell upon the advancing enemy. "No Surrender!" by G. A. Henty

The inland sea led westward, but the season was far advanced. "Canada: the Empire of the North" by Agnes C. Laut

While getting "D" Company into our most advanced trench, Capt. "The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918" by F.L. Morrison

Battle conditions remained though the advance had stopped. "The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry" by G. K. Rose

But as it is I will leave it to the advance squadron, and we will supply the burial-party in the morning! "On the Heels of De Wet" by The Intelligence Officer

This morning, at seven o'clock, our tents were struck, and, with General McClellan and staff in advance, we moved to Middle Fork bridge. "The Citizen-Soldier" by John Beatty

There would be a halt in the advance. "The Eagle of the Empire" by Cyrus Townsend Brady

Usage in poetry
Among leg-straining
Mountains and the fields, too,
His Majesty's huntsmen,
Game-bows in hand,
Noisily advance-what a sight!
"Among leg-straining Mountains" by Yamabe no Akahito
Wouldst thou in knowledge true advance
And gather learning's fruit,
In love confess thy ignorance,
And thy Self-love confute.
"After Thomas Kempis" by George MacDonald Author object (244)
Sense can afford no real joy
To souls that feel thy frown;
Lord, 'twas thy hand advanced me high,
Thy hand hath cast me down.
"Psalm 102 part 1" by Isaac Watts Author object (310)
Nor spoke till on her near advance
His dark cheek flushed a ruddier hue;
And with his change of countenance
Hers altered too.
"The Letter L" by Jean Ingelow Author object (347)
But the progress is not lasting,
And the special powers decline;
Man's advance is never constant
In one grand, unbroken line.
"Discouragement" by John Lawson Stoddard
See ! the gallant band advances,
Glitt'ring sabres brandish'd high ;
Hope in ev'ry bosom dances,
Courage speaks in ev'ry eye.
"The Last Adieu" by Laura Sophia Temple