Polyglot Dictionary

avançar

/avɐ̃ˈsaɾ/

verb B1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
avanço
preterite (eu)
avancei
past participle
avançado

Meaning

  1. to advance

    • Avance duas casas.

      Advance two squares.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

adiantar

adiantar is more about being ahead of time, like advancing a clock; avançar is more general forward movement — both mean "to advance."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

avanzar

avanzar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to advance."

French

avancer

avancer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to advance."

Practice

1 What does avançar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches avançar?

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