advance(2) (iou) and opinion(2) (iou)

advance(2) (iou)

advance verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French avancer, ult. from late Latin abante, from ab AB- + ante before. For spelling adv- see AD- 2.]
verb trans. Forward, help on, (a process, plan, etc.). ME.
M. Fonteyn Those who have advanced the Art by contributing to its evolution.
verb trans. Raise or promote (a person) in rank or office; put in a better position. ME.
V. Woolf At the office they advanced him to a post of considerable responsibility.
verb trans. Law. Give as an advancement. LME.
verb trans. Move, put or push, forward (physically, or in time). LME.
Pope Who spread their bucklers and advance their spears. E. Brock All / the family advanced their watches by two minutes.
verb trans. Raise or lift up (lit. & fig.). arch. LME.
Shakespeare Tempest The fringed curtain of thine eye advance.
verb trans. Extol; refl. boast. LME-M17.
verb trans. Make earlier (an event or date). L15.
verb trans. Bring forward (a statement, claim, etc.) for notice. E16.
W. Trevor She advanced the opinion that the bird wouldn't last much longer.
verb intrans. Move forward, proceed. E16.
A. Wilson His companion..advanced towards them. Aldous Huxley In Africa the Sahara is advancing.
b. fig. Make progress in life or any course. L17.
W. S. Gilbert If you wish in this world to advance, Your merits you're bound to enhance.
c. fig. Go on towards completion or perfection. M19.
Conan Doyle You will feel even less humorous as the evening advances.
d. Of a colour: stand out. L19.
verb trans. Pay (money) before it is due; lend (money). L16.
a. verb trans. Raise in rate or price. L17.
b. verb intrans. Rise in rate or price. L19.
advancer noun a person who or thing which advances, spec. a second branch of a buck's horn: L15.

opinion(2) (iou)

opinion noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French from Latin opinio(n-), from stem of opinari think, believe: see -ION.]
A view held about a particular subject or point; a judgement formed; a belief. ME.
E. M. Forster He has no tact..and will not keep his opinions to himself. J. B. Priestley His considered opinion was that prices were far too high. Observer Give your honest opinion of the Film. Which? Opinions on the usefulness of Home banking varied widely.
a. What or how one thinks about something; judgement or belief of something as probable, though not certain or established. LME.
B. Jowett Opinion is based on perception, which may be correct or mistaken.
b. Such judgement or belief on the part of a particular group, or the majority, of people; what is generally thought about something. Usu. with specifying adjective LME.
common opinion, General opinion, popular opinion, etc.
A. Fraser His prolonged march had given him no opportunity to feel the pulse of English opinion. J. Barzun Professional opinion was divided about what he really meant.
A formal statement by a member of an advisory body, an expert, etc., of what he or she judges or advises on a matter; professional advice. LME.
legal opinion, medical opinion, etc.
a. What one thinks of a person or thing; an estimate of character, quality, or value. Formerly also (spec.), a good or favourable estimate; esteem. LME.
E. J. Howard She didn't clear up..and his opinion of her dropped further still. G. Boycott He has an inflated opinion of his ability.
b. Favourable estimate of oneself; conceit, arrogance; self-confidence. rare (Shakes.). L16-E17.
What is thought of one by others; the (esp. good) estimation in which one stands; reputation, standing. LME-E18.
The thought of what is likely to happen; expectation; apprehension. LME-M17.
Phrases: a matter of opinion a matter about which each may have his or her own opinion; a disputable point. a second opinion the opinion of a second (esp. medical) expert or adviser. be of the opinion (that), be of opinion (that) hold the belief or view, think, (that). golden opinions: see GOLDEN adjective. high opinion: see HIGH adjective. horseback opinion: see HORSEBACK noun. in one's opinion according to one's thinking; as one thinks. low opinion: see LOW adjective. public opinion: see PUBLIC adjective & noun.
Comb.: opinion poll, (rare) opinion survey an assessment of public opinion taken by questioning a random or representative sample, esp. as the basis for forecasting the results of voting (cf. POLL noun1 7).
opinional adjective (rare) of the Nature of or based on opinion LME.
opinionless adjective having no opinion of one's own M19.

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