3 (時の)進行.

・the advance of evening, old age, etc.

4 [通例 pl.] (人に)取り入ること, 接近; (女性に)言い寄ること, 求愛 (approaches); (和解などのための)申し出, 接近 (offer).

・make advances to a person.

・She rejected his advances. 彼女は彼の求愛を断った.

5a 進歩, 発達, 進捗(_{しんちょく}), 上達 (progress), 増進 (increase).

・a rapid advance 躍進.

・an economic advance.

・the advance of learning, science, etc.

・an advance in science＝a scientific advance.

・an advance in health 健康の増進.

・an advance in knowledge 知識の向上.

・make a great advance in one's studies 勉強が大いに進む.