advances

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Noun

Singular advance

Plural advances

1. The plural form of advance; more than one (kind of) advance.

   These advances were very important in medicine.

Verb

Plain form advance

Third-person singular advances

Past tense advanced

Past participle advanced

Present participle advancing

1. The third-person singular form of advance.

   The army advances through the danger zone with brute force.