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prog·ress (pr

, -r

s, pr

)

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

-gr

) 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.

3. To increase in scope or severity, as a disease taking an unfavorable course.

Idiom:

in progress

Going on; under way: a work in progress.

[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.]

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]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

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"

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

progress

n progress [ˈprəugres, (American ) ˈpro-]

1 movement forward; advance the progress of civilization. vooruitgang تَقَدُّم напредване pokrok fremgang die Entwicklung εξέλιξη progreso areng پیشروی edistys progrès הִתקַדמוּת प्रगति, अग्रगति haladás kemajuan framför, framfarir, þróun progresso 進歩 전진 pažanga, progresas progress; attīstība kemaraan voortgang framskritt/-gang/-marsj postęp progresso progres развитие; прогресс pokrok napredek napredak utveckling ความก้าวหน้า ilerleme 前進 прогрес, розвиток پيش قدمي sự phát triển 前进

2 improvement The students are making (good) progress. vordering, verbetering تَحَسُّن подобрение pokrok fremskridt der Fortschritt πρόοδος, βελτίωση progreso edu(samm) پیشرفت edistyminen progrès הִתקַדמוּת वृद्धि, विकास fejlődés peningkatan framför progresso 改良 진보, 향상 pažanga panākumi; sekmes kemajuan vooruitgang framskritt/-gang, utvikling postępy progresso progres успехи pokrok napredek napredak framsteg การปรับปรุงให้ดีขึ้น ilerleme, gelişme 進步，上進 досягнення, успіхи ترقي sự 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 gaan يَتَقَدَّم، напредвам ujít, postoupit komme videre fortschreiten προχωρώ avanzar edasi liikuma پیش رفتن edetä avancer לְהִתקַדֵם आगे बढ़ना halad maju miða áfram avanzare 前進する 전진하다 judėti į priekį, keliauti virzīties uz priekšu bergerak vorderen gå framover, komme videre posuwać się avançar a înainta продвигаться вперёд prejsť napredovati napredovati färdas เคลื่อนที่ไปข้างหน้า ilerlemek 前進 рухатися вперед; просуватися آگے بڑھنا tiến lên 前进

2 to improve Your French is progressing. vorder يَتَحَسَّن подобрявам dělat pokroky forbedre vorwärtskommen προοδεύω progresar, mejorar paranema پیشرفت کردن parantua faire des progrès לְהִשתַפֵּר वृद्धि होना fejlődik meningkat fara fram fare progressi, progredire 向上する 진보하다 gerėti, daryti pažangą progresēt; gūt panākumus bertambah baik vooruitgaan gjøre framskritt być coraz lepszym, rozwijać się melhorar a face progrese, a îmbunătăţi делать успехи robiť pokroky izboljšati (se) poboljšati se göra framsteg ดีขึ้น ilerlemek 進步 удосконалюватися; робити успіхи بہتر ہونا tiến bộ 进步

adj proˈgressive [-siv]

1 developing and advancing by stages a progressive illness. progressief مُتَقَدِّم، تَصاعُدي напредничав postupující fremadskridende fortschreitend προοδευτικός progresivo progresseeruv پیش رونده etenevä progressif מְדוֹרָג वर्धमान kifejlődő berkembang stigvaxandi progressivo 進行する 전진하는, 점진적인 progresuojantis, progresyvinis progresējošs; attīstībā esošs progresif progressief progressiv postępowy, postępujący progressivo progresiv постепенный; прогрессирующий postupujúci progresiven, napredujoč progresivan [] tilltagande ที่ดีขึ้น ilerleyen, gittikçe artan 漸進的，累進的 прогресивний ترقي پذير tiến triển 渐进的，累进的

2 using, or favouring, new methods progressive education; The new headmaster is very progressive. progressief تَقَدُّمي прогресивен pokrokový progressiv fortschrittlich προοδευτικός progresivo edumeelne پیشرو؛ مترقی edistyksellinen progressiste מִתקַדֵם प्रगतिशील progresszív progresif framsækinn progressista 進歩的な 진취적인, 진보적인 pažangus, progresyvus progresīvs progresif vooruitstrevend framskritts-(vennlig), progressiv postępowy progressivo progresist прогрессивный pokrokový napreden napredan progressiv, framstegsvänlig ที่พัฒนาขึ้น yenilikçi, çağdaş 先進的，進步的 прогресивний ترقي پسند tiến bộ 先进的，进步的

3 (grammar) (alsocontinuous) (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). progressief مُسْتَمِر прогресивен průběhový udvidet tid der Imperfekt διαρκείας, εξακολουθητικός (γραμμ.) progresivo kestev استمراری זְמָן מְמוּשָך सप्रवाही folyamatos (alak) kala sedang progressivo eigos veikslo ilgstošs progresif samtids-(form) ciagły продолженный priebehový progresiven trajan oblik glagola progressiv ที่ดำเนินต่อเนื่องไป (ทางไวยากรณ์) devam eden, süren прогресивний بتدريج بڑھنے والي tiếp diễn

the progressive (tense) (alsothe continuous tense) The sentence `They were watching TV'. is in the progressive. besig صيغَة الفِعْل المُسْتَمِر продължително време průběhovost udvidet tid im Imperfekt ο χρόνος διαρκείας (γραμμ.) contínuo kestev aeg وجه استمراری זְמָן מְמוּשָך प्रगतिवादी व्यक्ति folyamatos (alak) kala sedang (forma progressiva) eigos veikslas ilgstošais laiks progresif samtidsform aspekt ciągły продолженное время priebehový čas način za izražanje nedovršnega glagolskega dejanja trajan oblik glagola progressiv (pågående) form เหตุการณ์ที่กำลังเกิดขึ้น sürekli zaman прогресивна форма جاري رہنے والا sự diễn tiến

adv proˈgressively

progressief باسْتِمْرار прогресивно postupně gradvist fortschreitend προοδευτικά progresivamente üha rohkem تدریجاً yhä enemmän progressivement בְּהַדרָגָה उत्तरोत्तर haladva, progresszív módon secara progresif stig af stigi progressivamente 段々 진보적으로 palaipsniui progresīvi; augoši secara progresif vooruitstrevend, hoe langer hoe meer progressivt postępowo progressivamente (în mod) progresiv прогрессивно; постепенно postupne postopoma napredno progressivt อย่างต่อเนื่อง giderek, gittikçe 漸進地 прогресивно ترقي پسندي کے ساتھ tiến triển 渐进地

n proˈgressiveness

progressiwiteit تَقَدُّم، إسْتِمْرار прогресивност progresivita fremskridtsvenlighed der Fortschritt προοδευτικότητα progresividad edumeelsus پیشروی eteneminen progressivité הַדרָגָתִיוּת आधुनिकता, विकास, प्रगतिपन haladás, fejlődés, fokozatosság kemajuan stighækkun progressività 進歩性 진보적임 pažangumas, progresyvumas progresīvums; progresivitāte progresifnya vooruitstrevendheid progressivitet, framskrittsvennlighet postępowość progressividade progresivitate прогрессивность progresivita naprednost naprednost progressivitet ความต่อเนื่อง yenilikçilik, ilericilik 漸進 прогресивність ترقي پسندي sự tiến triển 渐进

in progress

happening; taking place There is a meeting in progress. tans besig جارٍ в развитие v chodu i gang im Werden σε εξέλιξη en curso käimas در حال ادامه؛ در دست اقدام meneillään en cours מִתנַהֵל, בְּעִיצוּמוֹ विकास में folyamatban berlangsung yfirstandandi in corso/atto ～中で 진행중인, 생기는 vykstantis (tobrīd) notikt; norisināties sedang dijalankan aan de gang i gang, under utvikling, som skjer w toku a decorrer în curs (de desfăşurare) происходить; иметь место práve prebiehajúci v teku u toku pågå กำลังดำเนินอยู่ sürmekte olan, devam eden 正在進行中 у стадії розвитку جاري đang diễn ra 正在进行中

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