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In advance Very Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ance

In advance has 3 different meanings across 3 categories:

Adjective · Adverb · Prep_phrase

Definitions
Adjective
1

situated ahead or going before

"an advance party"

"at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies"

Adverb
1

ahead of time; in anticipation

"when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount"

"We like to plan ahead"

"should have made reservations beforehand"

Prep_phrase
1

beforehand

Example Sentences
"an advance party" adjective
"at that time the most advanced outpost was still east of the Rockies" adjective
"when you pay ahead (or in advance) you receive a discount" adverb
"We like to plan ahead" adverb
"should have made reservations beforehand" adverb
See Also
in advance of pretranslation pretrimmed forewrought preformulate preproduce prequalification anticipately
Related Terms
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Rhyming Words
nce ance ince unce ence once vince sence ponce nance munce vance dunce hence bonce ounce nonce gance dance vonce
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