English dictionary
advanced
adjectivePronunciation
ədˈvɑːnst
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- situated ahead or going before
adjective
- (of societies) highly developed especially in technology or industry
adjective
- far along in time
adjective
- comparatively late in a course of development
adjective
- ahead in development; complex or intricate
adjective
- at a higher level in training or knowledge or skill
adjective
- farther along in physical or mental development
adjective
- ahead of the times
Example sentences
an advance party
at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies
advanced societies
an advanced country technologically
a man of advanced age
advanced in years
a ripe old age
the ripe age of 90
the illness had reached an advanced stage
an advanced state of exhaustion
advanced technology
a sophisticated electronic control system
an advanced degree
an advanced text in physics
special seminars for small groups of advanced students at the University
the child's skeletal age was classified as ‘advanced’
children in the advanced classes in elementary school read far above grade average
the advanced teaching methods
had advanced views on the subject
a forward-looking corporation
is British industry innovative enough?