avancieren

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from French avancer.

    Pronunciation

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    Verb

    avancieren (weak, third-person singular present avanciert, past tense avancierte, past participle avanciert, auxiliary sein) (intransitive)

    1. (literary, dated) to be promoted, to advance [with zu (+ dative) ‘to a higher rank’]
      Synonyms: aufsteigen, emporkommen
      Beim Militär avanciert er zum Hauptmann.
      In the military, he is promoted to Captain.
    2. (figuratively) to become, to advance [with zu (+ dative) ‘to a classification indicating success’]
      Das Buch ist zum Bestseller avanciert.
      The book became a bestseller.

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