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Uruguay At The 2000 Summer Olympics - Results and Competitors By Event - Athletics
... Men's 100m Heber Viera Round 1 — 10.54 (→ did not advance) Men's 200m Heber Viera Round 1 — 20.82 Round 2 — 20.97 (→ did not advance) Men's Marathon Nestor García Final — 22230 ...

2007 UCI Track Cycling World Championships – Men's Keirin
... After the 4 qualifying heats, the fastest 2 riders in each heat advance to the second round ... The riders that did not advance to the second round race in 4 repechage heats ... The first rider in each heat advance to the second round along with the 8 that qualified before ...

Ireland At The 1984 Summer Olympics - Results By Event - Swimming
... Women's 100m Freestyle Carolann Heavey Heat — 101.34 (→ did not advance, 33rd place) Women's 200m Freestyle Carolann Heavey Heat — 206.61 (→ did not advance, 20th place) Women's 400m Freestyle ...

Estonia At The 2004 Summer Olympics - Swimming
... Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Aleksander Baldin 100 m breaststroke 106.04 49 Did not advance 200 m breaststroke 217.90 32 Did not advance Danil Haustov 50 m ...

1995 Copa América - First Round
... and second placed teams, in each group, advance to the quarter-finals ... placed team and the second best third placed team, also advance to the quarter-finals ... and best two third-placed teams advance to the quarter-finals ...

More definitions of "advance":

(noun): A movement forward.
Synonyms: progress, progression

(verb): Rise in rate or price.
Synonyms: gain

(verb): Move forward.
Example: "We have to advance clocks and watches when we travel eastward"
Synonyms: set ahead

(noun): Increase in price or value.
Example: "The news caused a general advance on the stock market"
Synonyms: rise

(verb): Cause to move forward.
Synonyms: bring forward

(noun): A change for the better; progress in development.
Synonyms: improvement, betterment

(verb): Develop further.
Example: "We are advancing technology every day"

(noun): A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others.
Synonyms: overture, approach, feeler

(verb): Increase or raise.
Synonyms: boost, supercharge

(verb): Pay in advance.
Example: "Can you advance me some money?"

(verb): Bring forward for consideration or acceptance.
Example: "Advance an argument"
Synonyms: throw out

(noun): An amount paid before it is earned.
Synonyms: cash advance

(verb): Contribute to the progress or growth of.
Synonyms: promote, boost, further, encourage

(adj): Situated ahead or going before.
Example: "An advance party"
Synonyms: advanced, in advance

(verb): Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.
Synonyms: progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on

(noun): The act of moving forward toward a goal.
Synonyms: progress, progression, procession, advancement, forward motion, onward motion

(verb): Give a promotion to or assign to a higher position.
Example: "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"
Synonyms: promote, upgrade, kick upstairs, raise, elevate

(verb): Obtain advantages, such as points, etc..
Synonyms: gain, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground

(adj): Being ahead of time or need.
Example: "Gave advance warning"
Synonyms: beforehand

Famous quotes containing the word advance:

“To receive applause for works which do not demand all our powers hinders our advance towards a perfecting of our spirit. It usually means that thereafter we stand still.”
—G.C. (Georg Christoph)

“Some ne’er advance a judgment of their own,
But catch the spreading notion of the town;”
—Alexander Pope (1688–1744)

“Let that which stood in front go behind,
Let that which was behind advance to the front,
Let bigots, fools, unclean persons, offer new propositions,
Let the old propositions be postponed.”
—Walt Whitman (1819–1892)