Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - advanced

Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An advanced system, method, or design is modern and has been developed from an earlier version of the same thing. Without more training or advanced technical skills, they’ll lose their jobs. = up-to-date ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A country that is advanced has reached a high level of industrial or technological development. ...a technologically advanced society. ADJ 3. An advanced student has already learned the basic facts of a subject and is doing more difficult work. An advanced course of study is designed for such students. The course is suitable for beginners and advanced students... ? elementary ADJ: usu ADJ n 4. Something that is at an advanced stage or level is at a late stage of development. ‘Medicare’ is available to victims of advanced kidney disease... ADJ