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Search phrase: advance

Plays

 35 result(s). alternate result(s)
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
CoriolanusCor I.iv.25with hearts more proof than shields advance brave tituswith hearts more proofe then shields / aduance braue titus
CoriolanusCor II.ii.54inclinable to honour and advanceinclinable to honor and aduance
Henry IV Part 22H4 I.iii.7how in our means we should advance ourselveshow (in our meanes) we should aduance our selues
Henry VH5 II.ii.192cheerly to sea the signs of war advancechearely to sea the signes of warre aduance
Henry VH5 V.chorus.44then brook abridgement and your eyes advancethen brooke abridgement and your eyes aduance
Henry VH5 V.ii.346in their sweet bosoms that never war advancein their sweet bosomes that neuer warre aduance
Henry VI Part 11H6 I.vi.1 advance our waving colours on the wallsaduance our wauing colours on the walls
Henry VI Part 11H6 II.ii.5and here advance it in the market-placeand here aduance it in the market-place
Henry VI Part 11H6 III.i.31or how haps it i seek not to advanceor how haps it i seeke not to aduance
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.98 advance our half-faced sun striving to shineaduance our halfe-facd sunne striuing to shine
Henry VIIIH8 III.ii.416what and how true thou art he will advance theewhat and how true thou art he will aduance thee
King Edward IIIE3 II.i.392the king that would distain thee will advance theethe king that would distaine thee will aduance thee
King Edward IIIE3 II.ii.99it must not be &ndash come boy forward advanceit must not be come boy forward aduaunce
King Edward IIIE3 IV.iii.72yet in the end thy foot thou shalt advanceyet in the end thy foot thou shalt aduance
Love's Labour's LostLLL IV.iii.343 advance your standards and upon them lordsaduance your standards & vpon them lords
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.123and every one his love-suit will advanceand euery one his loue-feat will aduance
MacbethMac V.iv.21towards which advance the wartowards which aduance the warre
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iv.79i must advance the colours of my lovei must aduance the colours of my loue
A Midsummer Night's DreamMND III.ii.128you do advance your cunning more and moreyou doe aduance your cunning more & more
Much Ado About NothingMA III.i.10made proud by princes that advance their pridemade proud by princes that aduance their pride
PericlesPer I.i.155we will advance you thaliardwe will aduaunce you thaliard
Richard IIIR3 I.ii.40 advance thy halberd higher than my breastaduance thy halbert higher then my brest
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.265 advance your standards draw your willing swordsaduance your standards draw your willing swords
Richard IIIR3 V.iii.349 advance our standards set upon our foesaduance our standards set vpon our foes
Romeo and JulietRJ II.iii.1now ere the sun advance his burning eyethe gray eyd morne smiles on the frowning night / checkring the easterne cloudes with streaks of light / and fleckled darknesse like a drunkard reeles / from forth daies path and titans burning wheeles / now ere the sun aduance his burning eye
The TempestTem I.ii.80how to deny them who t advance and whohow to deny them who t aduance and who
The TempestTem I.ii.409the fringed curtains of thine eye advancethe fringed curtaines of thine eye aduance
Timon of AthensTim I.ii.168as to advance this jewel accept it and wear itas to aduance this iewell accept it and weare it
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.241and for an onset titus to advanceand for an onset titus to aduance
Titus AndronicusTit I.i.333if saturnine advance the queen of gothsif saturnine aduance the queen of gothes
Titus AndronicusTit II.i.125but to your wishes height advance you bothbut to your wishes height aduance you both
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK I.i.93require him he advance it oer our headsrequire him he advance it ore our heades
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.v.133say &lsquo ay&rsquo and all shall presently advancesay i and all shall presently advance
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK III.vi.93they bow several ways then advance and stand they bow severall wayes then advance and stand
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK V.i.59i may advance my streamer and by theei may advance my streamer and by thee

Poems

 3 result(s).
PlayKey LineModern TextOriginal Text
A Lover's ComplaintLC.225 ‘ oh then advance (of yours) that phraseless hand oh then aduance (of yours) that phraseles hand
The Rape of LucreceLuc.1705 my low-declined honour to advance my low declined honor to aduance
SonnetsSonn.78.13 but thou art all my art and dost advance but thou art all my art and doost aduance

Glossary

 28 result(s).
advancebe active go forward
advanceraise lift up upraise
advancedisplay present promote
allege advance produce bring forward
approach advance attack offensive
beforeahead in advance
beforehandin advance at an earlier point
comecome forward [from the rear] reach advance
earnestpledge instalment deposit payment in advance
foreknowknow in advance have previous knowledge
foreknowingknowing in advance foreknowledge
foreseeprovide in advance for make provision for
formerforward advance foremost
forwardgo forward advance set out on foot
headheadway progress advance
lending(plural) advance of money to soldiers [in lieu of regular pay]
make advance to the front move forward press on
make advance come forward
pass advance move on proceed
preferpromote advance recommend
prefixedfixed settled prearranged decided in advance
prenominatename beforehand specify in advance
presurmisesuspicion beforehand thought in advance
proceed advance through make progress via
provisionforesight advance preparation looking ahead
raiseelevate in rank advance promote
setgo forward advance proceed
sway advance move ahead

Thesaurus

 34 result(s).
advanceallege
advanceapproach
advancecome
advanceformer
advanceforward
advancehead
advancemake
advancepass
advanceprefer
advanceraise
advanceset
advancesway
advance of money to soldierslending
advance preparationprovision
advance throughproceed
advance to the frontmake
advance decided inprefixed
advance inbefore
advance inbeforehand
advance know inforeknow
advance knowing inforeknowing
advance payment inearnest
advance provide inforesee
advance specify inprenominate
advance thought in presurmise
decided in advanceprefixed
front advance to themake
know in advanceforeknow
knowing in advanceforeknowing
payment in advanceearnest
preparation advanceprovision
provide in advanceforesee
specify in advanceprenominate
thought in advancepresurmise

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Words Families

 3 result(s).
Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
advanceBASIC advance v, advanced adj, advancement n

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