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Webster 1913 Edition
Advancer
Ad-van′cer
,Noun.
1.
One who advances; a promoter.
2.
A second branch of a buck’s antler.
Howell.
Webster 1828 Edition
Advancer
ADV'ANCER
,Noun.
Among sportsmen, a start or branch of a buck's attire, between the back antler and the palm.
Definition 2024
advancer
advancer
English
Alternative forms
- advauncer (obsolete)
Noun
advancer (plural advancers)
- One who advances.
- the advancer of a theory
- (bridge) The overcaller's partner, especially one who bids following the overcall.
- A second branch of a buck's antler.
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Middle French
Etymology
Old French avancer, with the d added back to reflect the Latin.
Verb
advancer
- to advance (to move forwards)
Conjugation
- As parler except c becomes ç before a and o. May remain c in older manuscripts.
- Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of advancer
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | advancer | avoir advancé | |||||
| gerund | en advançant | Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| present participle | advançant | ||||||
| past participle | advancé | ||||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ie (may be i' before a vowel) | tu | il | nous | vous | ilz, elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | advance | advances | advance | advançons | advancez | advancent |
| imperfect | advançois, advançoys | advançois, advançoys | advançoit, advançoyt | advancions, advançons | advanciez, advancyez | advançoient, advançoyent | |
| past historic | advança | advanças | advança | advançasmes | advançastes | advancerent | |
| future | advancerai, advanceray | advanceras | advancera | advancerons | advancerez | advanceront | |
| conditional | advancerois, advanceroys | advancerois, advanceroys | advanceroit, advanceroyt | advancerions, advanceryons | advanceriez, advanceryez | advanceroient, advanceroyent | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ie | que tu | qu'il | que nous | que vous | qu'ilz, qu'elles | |
| simple tenses |
present | advance | advances | advance | advançons | advancez | advancent |
| imperfect | advançasse | advançasses | advançast | advançassions | advançassiez | advançassent | |
| compound tenses |
past | Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle | ||||||
| imperative | – | tu | – | nous | vous | – | |
| — | advance | — | advançons | advancez | — | ||
Descendants
- French: avancer