avancer

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Noun

avancer c

  1. indefinite plural of avance

Verb

avancer or avancér

  1. imperative of avancere

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French advancer, from Old French avancier, from Vulgar Latin *abanteāre, from Late Latin ab ante, from Latin ab + ante.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.vɑ̃.se/
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Verb

avancer

  1. (intransitive) to advance, to go forward
  2. (intransitive) to progress
  3. (transitive) to bring forward, to advance
  4. (transitive) to propose, to put forward
  5. (reflexive, ~ vers) to move towards, to go up to, to approach
  6. (transitive, the recipient is introduced by the preposition à, colloquial) to help out somebody by lending them money for a short time (for example because they don't have any cash and the store doesn't take bank cards), to tide someone over
    Synonym: dépanner
    Tu saurais m’avancer cinq euros ? Je te rembourse ça dans dix minutes.
    You couldn't lend me five euros, could you? I'll pay you back in ten minutes.

Conjugation

This verb is part of a group of -er verbs for which 'c' is softened to a 'ç' before the vowels 'a' and 'o'.

Conjugation of avancer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple avancer
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple avançant
/a.vɑ̃.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle avancé
/a.vɑ̃.se/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses) 		present avance
/a.vɑ̃s/ 		avances
/a.vɑ̃s/ 		avance
/a.vɑ̃s/ 		avançons
/a.vɑ̃.sɔ̃/ 		avancez
/a.vɑ̃.se/ 		avancent
/a.vɑ̃s/
imperfect avançais
/a.vɑ̃.sɛ/ 		avançais
/a.vɑ̃.sɛ/ 		avançait
/a.vɑ̃.sɛ/ 		avancions
/a.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		avanciez
/a.vɑ̃.sje/ 		avançaient
/a.vɑ̃.sɛ/
past historic2 avançai
/a.vɑ̃.se/ 		avanças
/a.vɑ̃.sa/ 		avança
/a.vɑ̃.sa/ 		avançâmes
/a.vɑ̃.sam/ 		avançâtes
/a.vɑ̃.sat/ 		avancèrent
/a.vɑ̃.sɛʁ/
future avancerai
/a.vɑ̃.sʁe/ 		avanceras
/a.vɑ̃.sʁa/ 		avancera
/a.vɑ̃.sʁa/ 		avancerons
/a.vɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/ 		avancerez
/a.vɑ̃.sʁe/ 		avanceront
/a.vɑ̃.sʁɔ̃/
conditional avancerais
/a.vɑ̃.sʁɛ/ 		avancerais
/a.vɑ̃.sʁɛ/ 		avancerait
/a.vɑ̃.sʁɛ/ 		avancerions
/a.vɑ̃.sə.ʁjɔ̃/ 		avanceriez
/a.vɑ̃.sə.ʁje/ 		avanceraient
/a.vɑ̃.sʁɛ/
(compound
tenses) 		present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses) 		present avance
/a.vɑ̃s/ 		avances
/a.vɑ̃s/ 		avance
/a.vɑ̃s/ 		avancions
/a.vɑ̃.sjɔ̃/ 		avanciez
/a.vɑ̃.sje/ 		avancent
/a.vɑ̃s/
imperfect2 avançasse
/a.vɑ̃.sas/ 		avançasses
/a.vɑ̃.sas/ 		avançât
/a.vɑ̃.sa/ 		avançassions
/a.vɑ̃.sa.sjɔ̃/ 		avançassiez
/a.vɑ̃.sa.sje/ 		avançassent
/a.vɑ̃.sas/
(compound
tenses) 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — avance
/a.vɑ̃s/ 		— avançons
/a.vɑ̃.sɔ̃/ 		avancez
/a.vɑ̃.se/ 		—
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris , Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈʋaŋsər/
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  • Rhymes: -ər
  • Hyphenation: a‧van‧cer

Noun

avancer m

  1. indefinite plural of avance

Old French

Verb

avancer

  1. Alternative form of avancier

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-c, *-cs, *-ct are modified to z, z, zt. In addition, c becomes ç before an a, o or u to keep the /ts/ sound intact. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of avancer (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive avancer avoir avancé
gerund en avançant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle avançant
past participle avancé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses 		present avanz avances avance avançons avancez avancent
imperfect avançoie, avanceie, avançoe, avanceve avançoies, avanceies, avançoes, avanceves avançoit, avanceit, avançot, avanceve avanciiens, avanciens avanciiez, avanciez avançoient, avanceient, avançoent, avancevent
preterite avançai avanças avança avançames avançastes avancerent
future avancerai avanceras avancera avancerons avanceroiz, avancereiz, avancerez avanceront
conditional avanceroie, avancereie avanceroies, avancereies avanceroit, avancereit avanceriiens, avanceriens avanceriiez, avanceriez avanceroient, avancereient
compound
tenses 		present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses 		present avanz avanz avanzt avançons avancez avancent
imperfect avançasse avançasses avançast avancissons, avancissiens avancissoiz, avancissez, avancissiez avançassent
compound
tenses 		past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— avance — avançons avancez —
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