verb
To promote or advantage.
To move forward in space or time.
To raise, be raised.
noun
A forward move; improvement or progression.
An amount of money or credit, especially given as a loan, or paid before it is due; an advancement.
An addition to the price; rise in price or value.
(often in the plural) An opening approach or overture, now especially of an unwelcome or sexual nature.
adjective
Completed before necessary or a milestone event.
Preceding.
Forward.