adelante
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== Old Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From a- + delante (“front”)
=== Adverb ===
adelante
forward
==== Descendants ====
=== Further reading ===
“adelante”, in Diccionario del español medieval electrónico [Electronic Dictionary of Medieval Spanish] (in Spanish, English, and German), Rostock University and Paderborn University, 2022–present
== Spanish ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /adeˈlante/ [a.ð̞eˈlãn̪.t̪e]
Rhymes: -ante
Syllabification: a‧de‧lan‧te
=== Etymology 1 ===
Inherited from Old Spanish adelante, from delante (“in front”). Equivalent to a- + delante.
==== Adverb ====
adelante
forward (toward the front)
forward (into the future)
===== Alternative forms =====
alante (colloquial)
===== Derived terms =====
==== Interjection ====
adelante
come in
go ahead
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
adelante
inflection of adelantar:
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
third-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“adelante”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
“adelante”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
“adelante”, in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas [Panhispanic Dictionary of Uncertainties] (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Royal Spanish Academy; Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, 2023, →ISBN