Advancement — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈætənˌeɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/kˌeɪɐɹˈɑːɹə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˌeɪɐɹˈɑːɹə/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈætənˌeɪt/.

Examples

advancement of knowledge
great progress in the arts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

progression procession furtherance onward motion progress advance forward motion promotion

Antonyms

retreat

Parts of Speech

noun	encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
noun	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
noun	gradual improvement or growth or development “advancement of knowledge”

Word Forms

promote	verb	contribute to the progress or growth of
further	verb	promote the growth of
advance	verb	give a promotion to or assign to a higher position
progress	verb	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
proceed	verb	move ahead; travel onward in time or space

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Förderung

Förderung des Fortschritts, des Wachstums oder der Akzeptanz von etwas

🇫🇷French

avancement

encouragement au progrès, à la croissance ou à l'acceptation de quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

adelanto

estímulo del progreso o crecimiento o aceptación de algo

🇮🇹Italian

avanzamento

incoraggiamento al progresso, alla crescita o all'accettazione di qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

vooruitgang

aanmoediging van de voortgang of groei of acceptatie van iets

🇵🇹Portuguese

avanço

incentivo ao progresso, crescimento ou aceitação de algo

🇷🇺Russian

продвижение

поощрение прогресса, роста или принятия чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उन्नति

किसी चीज़ की प्रगति या वृद्धि या स्वीकृति को प्रोत्साहन देना

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্রগতি

অগ্রগতি বা বৃদ্ধি বা কিছু গ্রহণের উত্সাহ

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னேற்றம்

முன்னேற்றம் அல்லது வளர்ச்சி அல்லது எதையாவது ஏற்றுக்கொள்வது

🇮🇳Telugu

పురోగతి

ఏదైనా పురోగతి లేదా పెరుగుదల లేదా అంగీకారం యొక్క ప్రోత్సాహం

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रगती

प्रगती किंवा वाढीचे प्रोत्साहन किंवा एखाद्या गोष्टीची स्वीकृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઉન્નતિ

પ્રગતિ અથવા વૃદ્ધિ અથવા કંઈકની સ્વીકૃતિનું પ્રોત્સાહન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಗತಿ

ಪ್ರಗತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆಯ ಪ್ರೋತ್ಸಾಹ ಅಥವಾ ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸ್ವೀಕರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുരോഗതി

എന്തെങ്കിലും പുരോഗതിയുടെയോ വളർച്ചയുടെയോ സ്വീകാര്യതയുടെയോ പ്രോത്സാഹനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਰੱਕੀ

ਤਰੱਕੀ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਜਾਂ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਦੀ ਸਵੀਕ੍ਰਿਤੀ ਦਾ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترقی

ترقی یا ترقی یا کسی چیز کی قبولیت کی حوصلہ افزائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

进步

鼓励进步或成长或接受某事

🇯🇵Japanese

アドバンス

何かの進歩、成長、または受け入れを奨励すること

🇰🇷Korean

진보

어떤 것의 발전이나 성장, 수용을 격려하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thăng tiến

khuyến khích sự tiến bộ hoặc tăng trưởng hoặc chấp nhận một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

ความก้าวหน้า

การส่งเสริมความก้าวหน้าหรือการเติบโตหรือการยอมรับบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemajuan

dorongan kemajuan atau pertumbuhan atau penerimaan sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsulong

paghihikayat ng pag-unlad o paglago o pagtanggap ng isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kemajuan

galakan kemajuan atau pertumbuhan atau penerimaan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقدم

تشجيع التقدم أو النمو أو قبول شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

پیشرفت

تشویق به پیشرفت یا رشد یا پذیرش چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

ilerleme

bir şeyin ilerlemesinin veya büyümesinin veya kabulünün teşvik edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתקַדְמוּת

עידוד של התקדמות או צמיחה או קבלה של משהו

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'advancement'?

The primary meaning of 'advancement' is 'encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'advancement' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'advancement' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'advancement' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'advancement' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'advancement' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'advancement' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'advancement' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'advancement' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'advancement' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'advancement' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted