advance

noun [C/U] (MOVING FORWARD)

/ədˈvæns, æd-/

Definition

› an act of moving something forward or improving something: [C] Technological advances have changed TV news. [U] The army’s advance was halted. [C] fig. She rejected his unwelcome advances (= attempts to make her interested in him).

(Definition of advance noun (MOVING FORWARD) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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