Advance in different languages

Advance in Different Languages

Discover 'Advance' in 134 Languages: Dive into Translations, Hear Pronunciations, and Uncover Cultural Insights.

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Afrikaans
vooruitgaan
Albanian
avancoj
Amharic
ወደፊት
Arabic
تقدم
Armenian
առաջխաղացում
Assamese
আগতীয়া
Aymara
aski
Azerbaijani
əvvəlcədən
Bambara
ka taa ɲɛfɛ
Basque
aurreratu
Belarusian
загадзя
Bengali
অগ্রিম
Bhojpuri
आगे बढ़ल
Bosnian
unaprijed
Bulgarian
предварително
Catalan
avançar
Cebuano
abante
Chinese (Simplified)
提前
Chinese (Traditional)
提前
Corsican
avanzà
Croatian
unaprijed
Czech
záloha
Danish
rykke
Dhivehi
އެޑްވާންސް
Dogri
पेशगी
Dutch
vooruitgaan
English
advance
Esperanto
antaŭeniri
Estonian
ette
Ewe
do ŋgᴐ
Filipino (Tagalog)
advance
Finnish
etukäteen
French
avance
Frisian
foarútgong
Galician
adianto
Georgian
წინსვლა
German
voraus
Greek
προκαταβολή
Guarani
jehotenonde
Gujarati
એડવાન્સ
Haitian Creole
avanse
Hausa
ci gaba
Hawaiian
mua
Hebrew
לְקַדֵם
Hindi
अग्रिम
Hmong
ua ntej
Hungarian
előleg
Icelandic
fara fram
Igbo
na-aga n'ihu
Ilocano
idadarup
Indonesian
muka
Irish
roimh ré
Italian
progredire
Japanese
前進
Javanese
advance
Kannada
ಮುಂಗಡ
Kazakh
алға
Khmer
ទៅមុខ
Kinyarwanda
imbere
Konkani
आगाऊ रक्कम
Korean
전진
Krio
go bifo
Kurdish
pêşveçûn
Kurdish (Sorani)
بەرەوپێش چوون
Kyrgyz
илгерилөө
Lao
ລ່ວງຫນ້າ
Latin
antecessum
Latvian
iepriekš
Lingala
kokende liboso
Lithuanian
iš anksto
Luganda
okutuukiriza
Luxembourgish
virgezunnen
Macedonian
однапред
Maithili
अग्रिम
Malagasy
mialoha
Malay
maju
Malayalam
അഡ്വാൻസ്
Maltese
bil-quddiem
Maori
whakamua
Marathi
प्रगती
Meiteilon (Manipuri)
ꯃꯥꯡꯖꯧꯅꯅ
Mizo
ti lawk
Mongolian
урьдчилгаа
Myanmar (Burmese)
ကြိုတင်မဲ
Nepali
अग्रिम
Norwegian
avansere
Nyanja (Chichewa)
patsogolo
Odia (Oriya)
ଅଗ୍ରିମ
Oromo
fooyyessuu
Pashto
پرمختګ
Persian
پیشرفت
Polish
postęp
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)
avançar
Punjabi
ਪੇਸ਼ਗੀ
Quechua
ñawpariy
Romanian
avans
Russian
продвижение
Samoan
muamua
Sanskrit
अग्रिमधन
Scots Gaelic
ro-làimh
Sepedi
gatetšego pele
Serbian
унапред
Sesotho
tsoelapele
Shona
fambira mberi
Sindhi
اڳڀرائي
Sinhala (Sinhalese)
අත්තිකාරම්
Slovak
vopred
Slovenian
vnaprej
Somali
hore u marin
Spanish
avanzar
Sundanese
sateuacanna
Swahili
mapema
Swedish
förskott
Tagalog (Filipino)
isulong
Tajik
пеш
Tamil
முன்கூட்டியே
Tatar
алга
Telugu
అడ్వాన్స్
Thai
ล่วงหน้า
Tigrinya
ሰጉም
Tsonga
hundzela
Turkish
ilerlemek
Turkmen
öňe gitmek
Twi (Akan)
animkɔ
Ukrainian
авансом
Urdu
پیشگی
Uyghur
ئالغا ئىلگىرىلەش
Uzbek
oldinga
Vietnamese
nâng cao
Welsh
ymlaen llaw
Xhosa
phambili
Yiddish
שטייַגן
Yoruba
ilosiwaju
Zulu
phambili

Etymology & Notes

LanguageEtymology / Notes
Afrikaans"Vooruitgaan" in Afrikaans can also mean "to improve" or "to progress", similar to its English cognate "advance".
AlbanianThe verb "avancoj" in Albanian can also mean "to give a down payment" or "to make a deposit."
AmharicThe word "ወደፊት" in Amharic is cognate to the Arabic preposition "إلى", meaning "to" or "towards" and is often used figuratively to mean "progress" or "improvement".
Arabic"تقدم" also means "progress" or "promotion" or "development."
Basque"Aurreratu" can also mean "to bring forward" or "to anticipate."
BelarusianThe word "загадзя" can also mean "intentionally" or "deliberately".
BengaliThe word অগ্রিম can also mean forefront, or preliminary, as well as the first part or installment of something.
BosnianThe word "unaprijed" is derived from the word "unaprijedio" which means "to make progress".
BulgarianThe Bulgarian word "предварително" also holds a connotation of being conditional in meaning.
CatalanCatalan "avançar" comes from the Latin "abante" that means "from the front, from the forward side; on the side of the attacker"
CebuanoAbante derives from the Spanish word "avante," which means "forward" or "onward."
Chinese (Simplified)The Chinese word "提前" (advance) also means "premature" or "early".
Chinese (Traditional)The first character of 預項 ("advance") depicts a person standing on top of a high pillar, which represents the idea of looking ahead and anticipating.
CorsicanThe word "avanzà" in Corsican finds its origin in the Latin term "adventus", meaning arrival.
CroatianUnaprijed can also mean 'in advance' in the context of time.
CzechThe word "záloha" originally meant "pledge" or "surety" in Old Czech.
DanishThe Danish word "rykke" comes from the Old Norse word "rykkja", meaning "to move" or "to pull".
DutchVooruitgaan also means 'get out of the way' in an informal Dutch context.
EsperantoThe Esperanto word "antaŭeniri" also means "to progress" or "to move forward" in a general sense.
Estonian"Ette" in Estonian can also refer to something or someone located in front, or a destination, direction, or future occurrence.
Finnish"Etutäteen" also means "in advance" in Finnish.
FrenchThe word "avance" in French can also mean "loan" or "proposal".
FrisianThe Frisian word "foarútgong" is related to the Old English word "foregang" and the German word "vorausgehen", all meaning "to go before".
Galician"Adianto" in Galician has also alternate meanings like "help" or "loan"
GeorgianThe word წინსვლა, derived from the Georgian word წინ (forward), conveys not only progress but also a sense of progression against something or over obstacles.
German"Voraus" can also mean "precondition," "premise," or "expectation."
GreekΠροκαταβολή shares a common root with "πρό", which means "before", and "βολή", which refers to throwing or sending, capturing the sense of an advance as something sent forward in preparation.
GujaratiThe word "advance" in Gujarati has the same meaning as in English, and also the alternate meaning of "to progress". The word "advance" is derived from the Old French word "avancer", which in turn comes from the Latin word "advenire", meaning "to come forth". The word "avancer" is also the origin of the English word "adventure".
Haitian CreoleThe Haitian Creole word "avanse" also means "progress" and "success" in addition to "advance".
HausaThe word 'ci gaba' literally translates to 'there in front', emphasizing movement forward, progress or advancement.
HawaiianIn the Hawaiian language, "mua" derives from Polynesian roots, additionally meaning "foremost," "in front," or "to begin."
HebrewThe word "לְקַדֵם" can also mean "to meet" or "to receive" in Hebrew.
HindiThe word 'अग्रिम' comes from the Sanskrit word 'अग्र' meaning 'foremost' or 'ahead'.
HmongThe word "ua ntej" in Hmong also means "to go forward" or "to proceed".
HungarianIn Hungarian, “előleg” also means “deposit” and is derived from the root “elő” meaning “before” and “lég” meaning “down payment”.
IcelandicThe word "fara fram" can also mean "to go forward" or "to progress".
IgboThe Igbo word "na-aga n'ihu" is derived from the verb "iga" (to go) and means "to move or progress forward" in a physical or metaphorical sense.
IndonesianThe word "muka" in Indonesian also means "face".
Irish"Roimh ré" is composed of "roimh" (ahead) and "ré" (era), implying advancement as one moves further into the future.
ItalianProgredire derives from Latin "progredi", composed of "pro-" (forward) and "gradi" (to step).
Japanese前 can also mean 'front', 'before' or 'previous', and 進 means 'go', 'progress', or 'develop'.
JavaneseThe verb 'ngawon' means either to go forward or to make progress.
KannadaThe word "ಮುಂಗಡ" in Kannada is derived from the Sanskrit word "मुनिगद" meaning "going in front"}
KazakhThe word "алға" also means "forward" and is a common word in Kazakh poetry and song.
KhmerThe Khmer word "ទៅមុខ" can also mean "to go ahead" or "to progress".
KoreanThe word "전진" can also mean "progress" or "development".
KurdishThe word "pêşveçûn" is also used in Kurdish to mean "progress" or "development".
LatinThe word "antecessum" derives from the Latin words "ante" (before) and "cedere" (to go), indicating "going before" or "preceding."
Latvian"iepriekš" can also mean "previously" or "beforehand"
LithuanianThe Lithuanian word "iš anksto" originally meant "from the beginning" or "in advance," but now it is commonly used to mean "in advance" or "beforehand."
LuxembourgishThe word "virgezunnen" in Luxembourgish derives from the French word "avancer" meaning "to proceed" or "to go forward".
MacedonianThe word "еднапред" in Macedonian also means forward.
MalagasyThe word "mialoha" can also mean "to make progress" or "to start something new".
MalayThe Malay word "maju" can also mean "to progress", "to move forward" or "to make headway" in English.
MalayalamThe word "അഡ്വാൻസ്" in Malayalam is derived from the English word "advance," and it can also mean "progress" or "development."
Maltese"Qudiem" is the word for "forward" in Maltese, and the prefix "bi" is used to form verbs, so "bil-quddiem" literally translates to "to go forward."
MaoriWhakamua has multiple meanings, including 'to progress', 'to promote', 'to move forward', and 'to lead'.
MarathiIn Marathi, "प्रगती" is related to the Sanskrit word "प्रगति" meaning "progress", and can also refer to "progressing" or "moving forward".
MongolianThe Mongolian word 'урьдчилгаа' can also refer to a 'premonition' or a 'forewarning'.
NepaliThe word `अग्रिम` (advance) comes from the Sanskrit word `अग्र` (front), suggesting a forward movement in time or position
NorwegianThe word "avansere" comes from the French word "avancer", which means "to move forward" or "to make progress."
Nyanja (Chichewa)"Patsogolo" also means "development" or "progress" in Nyanja.
PashtoThe word "پرمختګ" (advance) in Pashto has roots in the Persian language and shares a similar meaning to the English word "progress".
PersianPersian "پیشرفت" can also mean "progress" or "development".
PolishThe word "postęp" comes from the Proto-Slavic word *pъstǫpati, which means "to step on" or "to progress."
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil)In Portuguese, "avançar" can also mean "to overtake" (a vehicle), "to make progress," "to move up," or "to promote."
PunjabiThe word “ਪੇਸ਼ਗੀ” in Punjabi can also mean “advance” as in money paid up front, or “presentation” as in a speech or a report.
RomanianIn Romanian, «аванс» originally referred to taxes levied on merchants in the 17th century.
RussianThe Russian word "продвижение" has the same etymology as the word "движение" ("movement"), but has come to have a more specific meaning of "advance" or "progress".
SamoanThe word "muamua" in Samoan can also mean "beginning" or "first".
Scots Gaelic"Ro-làimh" in Scots Gaelic also means "a hand's width", "as much as can be held in the open hand", "palm" or "flat of the hand"
SerbianThe word "унапред" can also mean "in front" or "ahead".
SesothoThe word "tsoelapele" also means "leading the sheep or the cows in front on a long distance journey when you know that there is a lion stalking the livestock" in Sesotho.
Shona"Fambira mberi" is also a term used to describe leading or going forward, especially in a metaphorical sense.
SindhiThe word اڳڀرائي can also mean "anticipation" or "foresight" in Sindhi.
Sinhala (Sinhalese)The word 'අත්තිකාරම්' is also used to refer to the advance payment made on a purchase or a loan.
SlovakThe root «pred» in the word «vopred» is used in many other words meaning «ahead» like «napred» and «napredok» in Slovak and many related languages such as Czech and Polish.
SlovenianVnaprej is formed from the root 'nap(re)j' (onwards) combined with the prefix 'v' (in).
SomaliThe Somali word "hore u marin" has the alternate meaning of "taking the initiative".
Spanish"Avanzar" comes from the Latin "abante" (at the front) and evolved from "andare" (to go).
SundaneseThe word 'sateuacanna' can also mean 'to progress' or 'to develop'.
SwahiliThe Swahili word "mapema" is derived from the Proto-Bantu root "-pama" meaning "to go ahead" or "to precede".
SwedishThe word "förskott" derives from the Proto-Germanic word “*furskatuz”, which also means “payment in advance”.
Tagalog (Filipino)"Isulong" is derived from the root word "sulong", meaning "forward" or "progress".
Tajik"Пеш" is a word used in Tajikistan and has two distinct meanings depending on its use in the context of chess and the military.
TeluguThe word “అడ్వాన్స్” (“advance”) in Telugu is derived from the English word “advance,” which means forward movement or progress.
ThaiThe word "ล่วงหน้า" can also mean "in advance" or "beforehand".
Turkish"İlerlemek" kelimesi Türkçe'de "ileri gitmek" anlamının yanı sıra "gelişme kaydetmek" anlamında da kullanılır.
Ukrainian"Авансом" comes from the French "en avance" meaning "beforehand".
UrduThe word "پیشگی" can also refer to an estimated amount of money or resources required for a particular task or project.
UzbekThe Uzbek word "oldinga" is a derivative of the Turkic verb "ilgər" meaning 'to move forward'.
VietnameseNâng cao's alternate meaning is 'to raise'
WelshThe Welsh phrase "ymlaen llaw" literally translates to "into the front hand", reflecting its original meaning of "advance payment".
XhosaThe Xhosa word "phambili" can also mean "forward" or "before".
YiddishThe Yiddish word "שטייַגן" can also mean "to ascend" or "to rise."
Yoruba"Ilosiwaju" means "advance" and can also be translated into "progress", "development" or "improvement."
Zulu"Phambili" can mean both "ahead" and "forward" in Zulu, suggesting a sense of progression or movement towards a goal.
English"Advance" comes from the Latin "advenire," meaning "to arrive at" or "approach."

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