Difficulty Level
intermediate
Translations
🇩🇪 vorwärtsgehen
, 🇪🇸 avanzar
, 🇮🇹 avanzare
, 🇵🇹 avançar
, 🇨🇳 前进
, 🇯🇵 進む
, 🇰🇷 진격하다
, 🇸🇦 تقدم
, 🇮🇳 आगे बढ़ना
Usage Examples
- Je me suis avancé vers la sortie après avoir cherché les clés.
- Le projet avance bien, on l'a terminé à temps.
- Les prix avanceront d'un centime la semaine prochaine.
Etymology
**Avancer** comes from Old French *avancer*, built on the adjective *avans* meaning “in front, ahead.”
*Avans* is ultimately derived from Latin *adventum* (“arrival, coming”), which gave Old French a sense of “forward‑going.”
The verb entered French in the 12th century and has maintained its literal sense of moving forward while also acquiring figurative meanings such as “to progress” or “to advance.”
Synonyms
progresser
se déplacer
se mouvoir
se diriger
se rapprocher
se propulser
Antonyms
reculer
revenir
se replier
rester immobile
retourner