advanced

A2 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ədˈvænst/ UK /ədˈvɑːnst/ See IPA manual

Freq #4181

Meanings

1

adj
At a higher level of skill, knowledge, or training.

She is taking an advanced course in mathematics.
2

adj
More modern, complex, or highly developed than others.

The country has a highly advanced transport system.
3

adj
Far along in time or development; late in a process.

The patient was already at an advanced age.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

2 adj · more modern, complex, or... modern

3 adj · far along in time or... ripe

More professional progressive sophisticated

Word family

Derived forms advancedlyadvancednessnonadvancedsuperadvancedunadvanced

Related forms groundbreaking

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Phrases (2)

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Etymology

From advance + -ed.

Topics

Describing Qualities

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# advanced

**Type:** Word
**Level:** A2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ədˈvænst/
**IPA (UK):** /ədˈvɑːnst/
**Frequency rank:** 4181

## Meanings
1. At a higher level of skill, knowledge, or training.
2. More modern, complex, or highly developed than others.
3. Far along in time or development; late in a process.

## Examples
- She is taking an advanced course in mathematics.
- The country has a highly advanced transport system.
- The patient was already at an advanced age.

## Synonyms
- professional
- progressive
- sophisticated

## Derived Forms
- advancedly
- advancedness
- nonadvanced
- superadvanced
- unadvanced

## Related Forms
- groundbreaking

## Etymology
From advance + -ed.

## AI Etymology
Advanced is from advance plus -ed. The -ed ending gives the form participial force, so the adjective describes something marked by, affected by, or supplied with advance. In use as an adjective, advanced denotes at a higher level of skill, knowledge, or training, more modern, complex, or highly developed than others, and far along in time or development; late in a process. The same word family continues in derived forms such as advancedly, advancedness, nonadvanced, and superadvanced and related entries such as groundbreaking.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities

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