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prog·ress  (prgrs, -rs, prgrs)

n.

1. Movement, as toward a goal; advance.

2. Development or growth: students who show progress.

3. Steady improvement, as of a society or civilization: a believer in human progress. See Synonyms at development.

4. A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.

intr.v. pro·gress (pr-grs) pro·gressed, pro·gress·ing, pro·gress·es

1. To advance; proceed: Work on the new building progressed at a rapid rate.

2. To advance toward a higher or better stage; improve steadily: as medical technology progresses.

Idiom:

in progress

Going on; under way: a work in progress.

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[Middle English progresse, from Latin prgressus, from past participle of prgred, to advance : pr-, forward; see pro-¹ + grad, to go, walk; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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progress

Noun

1. improvement or development

2. movement forward or advance

3. in progress taking place

Verb

1. to become more advanced or skilful

2. to move forward [Latin progressus a going forwards]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	progress - gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" advancement forwarding, furtherance, promotion - the advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" stride - significant progress (especially in the phrase "make strides"); "they made big strides in productivity" work flow, workflow - progress (or rate of progress) in work being done development - act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development"
	2.	progress - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) forward motion, onward motion, advancement, procession, progression, advance movement, move, motion - the act of changing location from one place to another; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" push - an effort to advance; "the army made a push toward the sea" career, life history - the general progression of your working or professional life; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" march - a steady advance; "the march of science"; "the march of time" clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing - easy unobstructed progress; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" leapfrog - advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends"
	3.	progress - a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" advance, progression change of location, travel - a movement through space that changes the location of something headway, head - forward movement; "the ship made little headway against the gale"
Verb	1.	progress - develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" shape up, come along, come on, get along, get on, advance climb - improve one's social status; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" leapfrog - progress by large jumps instead of small increments develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" retrogress, regress, retrograde - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
	2.	progress - move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" advance, march on, move on, pass on, go on go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" forge - move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead" penetrate - make one's way deeper into or through; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" creep up, sneak up - advance stealthily or unnoticed; "Age creeps up on you" encroach, impinge, infringe - advance beyond the usual limit plough on, press on, push on - continue moving forward string along, string - move or come along overhaul, overtake, pass - travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks" close in, draw in - advance or converge on; "The police were closing in on him" edge, inch - advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car" rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down - move by degrees in one direction only; "a ratcheting lopping tool" elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse - pass by; "three years elapsed"
	3.	progress - form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" work up, build, build up build - develop and grow; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" develop - grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" ramp up, work up, build up, build - bolster or strengthen; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports"

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progress

noun 1. development, increase, growth, advance, gain, improvement, promotion, breakthrough, step forward, advancement, progression, headway, betterment, amelioration << OPPOSITE regression

noun 2. movement forward, passage, advancement, progression, course, advance, headway, onward movement << OPPOSITE movement backward

verb 3. move on, continue, travel, advance, proceed, go forward, gain ground, forge ahead, make inroads (into), make headway, make your way, cover ground, make strides, gather way << OPPOSITE move back

verb 4. develop, improve, advance, better, increase, grow, gain, get on, come on, mature, blossom, ameliorate << OPPOSITE get behind >> in progress going on, happening, continuing, being done, occurring, taking place, proceeding, under way, ongoing, being performed, in operation

Translations

progress n [ˈprəugrɛs] → progreso (= development); desarrollo

vi [prəˈgrɛs] → progresar, avanzar; desarrollarse;

in progress [meeting, work etc] → en curso;

as the match progressed → a medida que avanzaba el partido

progress n [ˈprəugrɛs] → progrès m(pl)

vi [prəˈgrɛs] → progresser, avancer;

in progress → en cours;

to make progress → progresser, faire des progrès, être en progrès;

as the match progressed → au fur et à mesure que la partie avançait

progress n [ˈprəugrɛs]

vi [prəˈgres]

n → Fortschritt m;

(improvement) → Fortschritte pl

vi (= advance) → vorankommen (= become higher in rank); aufsteigen (= continue); sich fortsetzen;

in progress (meeting, battle, match) → im Gange;

to make progress → Fortschritte machen

progress n [ˈprəugrɛs] → progresso

vi [prəˈgrɛs] (= go forward) → avanzare, procedere;

(in time) → procedere;

(also: make progress) → far progressi;

in progress → in corso

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progress

n progress [ˈprəugres, (American ) ˈpro-]

1 movement forward; advance the progress of civilization.vooruitgangتَقَدُّمнапредванеpokrokfremgangdie Entwicklungεξέλιξηprogresoarengپیشرویedistysprogrèsהִתקַדמוּתप्रगति, अग्रगतिhaladáskemajuanframför, framfarir, þróunprogresso進歩전진pažanga, progresasprogress; attīstībakemaraanvoortgangframskritt/-gang/-marsjpostępprogressoprogresразвитие; прогрессpokroknapredeknapredakutvecklingความก้าวหน้าilerleme前進прогрес, розвитокپيش قدميsự phát triển前进

2 improvement The students are making (good) progress.vordering, verbeteringتَحَسُّنподобрениеpokrokfremskridtder Fortschrittπρόοδος, βελτίωσηprogresoedu(samm)پیشرفتedistyminenprogrèsהִתקַדמוּתवृद्धि, विकासfejlődéspeningkatanframförprogresso改良진보, 향상pažangapanākumi; sekmeskemajuanvooruitgangframskritt/-gang, utviklingpostępyprogressoprogresуспехиpokroknapredeknapredakframstegการปรับปรุงให้ดีขึ้นilerleme, gelişme進步，上進досягнення, успіхиترقيsự tiến bộ进步，上进

[prəˈgres] v

1 to go forward We had progressed only a few miles when the car broke down.voort gaanيَتَقَدَّم،напредвамujít, postoupitkomme viderefortschreitenπροχωρώavanzaredasi liikumaپیش رفتنedetäavancerלְהִתקַדֵםआगे बढ़नाhaladmajumiða áframavanzare前進する전진하다judėti į priekį, keliautivirzīties uz priekšubergerakvorderengå framover, komme videreposuwać sięavançara înaintaпродвигаться вперёдprejsťnapredovatinapredovatifärdasเคลื่อนที่ไปข้างหน้าilerlemek前進рухатися вперед; просуватисяآگے بڑھناtiến lên前进

2 to improve Your French is progressing.vorderيَتَحَسَّنподобрявамdělat pokrokyforbedrevorwärtskommenπροοδεύωprogresar, mejorarparanemaپیشرفت کردنparantuafaire des progrèsלְהִשתַפֵּרवृद्धि होनाfejlődikmeningkatfara framfare progressi, progredire向上する진보하다gerėti, daryti pažangąprogresēt; gūt panākumusbertambah baikvooruitgaangjøre framskrittbyć coraz lepszym, rozwijać sięmelhorara face progrese, a îmbunătăţiделать успехиrobiť pokrokyizboljšati (se)poboljšati segöra framstegดีขึ้นilerlemek進步удосконалюватися; робити успіхиبہتر ہوناtiến bộ进步

adj proˈgressive [-siv]

1 developing and advancing by stages a progressive illness.progressiefمُتَقَدِّم، تَصاعُديнапредничавpostupujícífremadskridendefortschreitendπροοδευτικόςprogresivoprogresseeruvپیش روندهeteneväprogressifמְדוֹרָגवर्धमानkifejlődőberkembangstigvaxandiprogressivo進行する전진하는, 점진적인progresuojantis, progresyvinisprogresējošs; attīstībā esošsprogresifprogressiefprogressivpostępowy, postępującyprogressivopro­gresivпостепенный; прогрессирующийpostupujúciprogresiven, napredujočprogresivan[] tilltagandeที่ดีขึ้นilerleyen, gittikçe artan漸進的，累進的прогресивнийترقي پذيرtiến triển渐进的，累进的

2 using, or favouring, new methods progressive education; The new headmaster is very progressive.progressiefتَقَدُّميпрогресивенpokrokovýprogressivfortschrittlichπροοδευτικόςprogresivoedumeelneپیشرو؛ مترقیedistyksellinenprogressisteמִתקַדֵםप्रगतिशीलprogresszívprogresifframsækinnprogressista進歩的な진취적인, 진보적인pažangus, progresyvusprogresīvsprogresifvooruitstrevendframskritts-(vennlig), progressivpostępowyprogressivoprogresistпрогрессивныйpokrokovýnapredennapredanprogressiv, framstegsvänligที่พัฒนาขึ้นyenilikçi, çağdaş先進的，進步的прогресивнийترقي پسندtiến bộ先进的，进步的

3 (grammar) (also continuous) (of a verb tense or form) indicating an activity that is, was, or will be continuing at some period of time The progressive form of a verb is be + verb-ing (= be + present participle) (eg is working, was waiting, have been dancing).progressiefمُسْتَمِرпрогресивенprůběhovýudvidet tidder Imperfektδιαρκείας, εξακολουθητικός (γραμμ.)progresivokestevاستمراریזְמָן מְמוּשָךसप्रवाहीfolyamatos (alak)kala sedangprogressivoeigos veiksloilgstošsprogresifsamtids-(form)ciagłyпродолженныйpriebehovýprogresiventrajan oblik glagolaprogressivที่ดำเนินต่อเนื่องไป (ทางไวยากรณ์)devam eden, sürenпрогресивнийبتدريج بڑھنے واليtiếp diễn

n

the progressive (tense) (also the continuous tense) The sentence `They were watching TV'. is in the progressive.besigصيغَة الفِعْل المُسْتَمِرпродължително времеprůběhovostudvidet tidim Imperfektο χρόνος διαρκείας (γραμμ.)contínuokestev aegوجه استمراریזְמָן מְמוּשָךप्रगतिवादी व्यक्तिfolyamatos (alak)kala sedang(forma progressiva)eigos veikslasilgstošais laiksprogresifsamtidsformaspekt ciągłyпродолженное времяpriebehový časnačin za izražanje nedovršnega glagolskega dejanjatrajan oblik glagolaprogressiv (pågående) formเหตุการณ์ที่กำลังเกิดขึ้นsürekli zamanпрогресивна формаجاري رہنے والاsự diễn tiến

adv proˈgressively

progressiefباسْتِمْرارпрогресивноpostupněgradvistfortschreitendπροοδευτικάprogresivamenteüha rohkemتدریجاًyhä enemmänprogressivementבְּהַדרָגָהउत्तरोत्तरhaladva, progresszív módonsecara progresifstig af stigiprogressivamente段々진보적으로palaipsniuiprogresīvi; augošisecara progresifvooruitstrevend, hoe langer hoe meerprogressivtpostępowoprogressivamente(în mod) progresivпрогрессивно; постепенноpostupnepostopomanaprednoprogressivtอย่างต่อเนื่องgiderek, gittikçe漸進地прогресивноترقي پسندي کے ساتھtiến triển渐进地

n proˈgressiveness

progressiwiteitتَقَدُّم، إسْتِمْرارпрогресивностprogresivitafremskridtsvenlighedder Fortschrittπροοδευτικότηταprogresividadedumeelsusپیشرویeteneminenprogressivitéהַדרָגָתִיוּתआधुनिकता, विकास, प्रगतिपनhaladás, fejlődés, fokozatosságkemajuanstighækkunprogressività進歩性진보적임pažangumas, progresyvumasprogresīvums; progresivitāteprogresifnyavooruitstrevendheidprogressivitet, framskrittsvennlighetpostępowośćprogressividadeprogresivitateпрогрессивностьprogresivitanaprednostnaprednostprogressivitetความต่อเนื่องyenilikçilik, ilericilik漸進прогресивністьترقي پسنديsự tiến triển渐进

in progress

happening; taking place There is a meeting in progress.tans besigجارٍв развитиеv chodui gangim Werdenσε εξέλιξηen cursokäimasدر حال ادامه؛ در دست اقدامmeneilläänen coursמִתנַהֵל, בְּעִיצוּמוֹविकास मेंfolyamatbanberlangsungyfirstandandiin corso/atto～中で진행중인, 생기는vykstantis(tobrīd) notikt; norisinātiessedang dijalankanaan de gangi gang, under utvikling, som skjerw tokua decorrerîn curs (de des­fă­şu­rare)происходить; иметь местоpráve prebiehajúciv tekuu tokupågåกำลังดำเนินอยู่sürmekte olan, devam eden正在進行中у стадії розвиткуجاريđang diễn ra正在进行中