avançant

present participle of avancer

(intransitive) to advance, to go forward
(intransitive) to progress
(transitive) to bring forward, to advance
(transitive) to propose, to put forward
(reflexive) to move towards, to go up to, to approach
(colloquial, transitive) to help out somebody by lending them money for a short time (for example because they don't have any cash and the store doesn't take bank cards), to tide someone over