advances

Noun

plural form of advance
Our generation is witness to great advances in science.
The troops reported enemy advances on several fronts.
He made advances to her when he was drunk.

Verb

third-person singular simple present indicative form of advance
The group advances up the road.

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Dalton lived in a period marked by great advances in experimental chemistry.
Interest was rarely charged on advances by the temple or wealthy landowners for pressing needs, but this may have been part of the metayer system.
This method has made great advances in recent years.
If he refrained from making advances, how could she know if she was capable of resisting him?
In these circumstances the state agreed to guarantee the interest on the capital, the sums it paid in this way being regarded as advances to be reimbursed in the future with interest at 4%.

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