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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIn advance
/ɪn ədˈvæns/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Before a particular time or event; ahead of time.
"Please let us know in advance if you have any dietary restrictions." - 2
Ahead in position or progress.
"The team was working in advance of the scheduled deadline."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'advancen', stemming from Old French 'avancier' (to move forward), originating from the Late Latin vulgar root 'abante' (from 'ab' meaning from + 'ante' meaning before). Over time, the phrase shifted from a purely spatial meaning of moving ahead to a temporal meaning of doing something beforehand.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "In advance" is said worldwide
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à l'avance
Transliteration: ah lah vahnss
"Veuillez réserver vos billets à l'avance."
im Voraus
Transliteration: im froh-ous
"Bitte buchen Sie Ihre Tickets im Voraus."
in anticipo
Transliteration: in ahn-tee-cho-po
"Si prega di prenotare i biglietti in anticipo."
por adelantado
Transliteration: por ah-deh-lan-tah-do
"Por favor, reserve sus boletos con anticipación."
com antecedência
Transliteration: kohn ahn-teh-sehn-see-ah
"Por favor, reserve seus ingressos com antecedência."
पहले से
Transliteration: pahle se
"कृपया अपने टिकट पहले से बुक करें।"
提前
Transliteration: tíqián
"请提前预订您的门票。"
미리
Transliteration: miri
"표를 미리 예매해 주세요."
事前に
Transliteration: jizen ni
"事前にチケットをご予約ください。"
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