avancer

French

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to advance, to go forward
  • (intransitive) to progress
  • (transitive) to bring forward, to advance
  • (transitive) to propose, to put forward
  • (reflexive) to move towards, to go up to, to approach
  • (transitive) to help out somebody by lending him money for a short time (for example because he doesn't have any cash and the store doesn't take bank cards), to tide tide someone over

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French advancer inherited from Old French avancer (move forward) inherited from Latin *abantiāre, abante (in front, before), ab (from, of, away from, away, by, off).

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Latin

ab

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from, of, away from, away, by, off

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