progressive

pro·gres·sive  (pr-grsv)

adj.

1. Moving forward; advancing.

2. Proceeding in steps; continuing steadily by increments: progressive change.

3. Promoting or favoring progress toward better conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods: a progressive politician; progressive business leadership.

4. Progressive Of or relating to a Progressive Party: the Progressive platform of 1924.

5. Of or relating to progressive education: a progressive school.

6. Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases: a progressive income tax.

7. Pathology Tending to become more severe or wider in scope: progressive paralysis.

8. Grammar Designating a verb form that expresses an action or condition in progress.

n.

1. A person who actively favors or strives for progress toward better conditions, as in society or government.

2. Progressive A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.

3. Grammar A progressive verb form.

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pro·gressive·ly adv.

pro·gressive·ness n.

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progressive

Adjective

1. favouring political or social reform

2. happening gradually: a progressive illness

3. (of a dance, card game, etc.) involving a regular change of partners

Noun

a person who favours political or social reform

progressively adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	progressive - a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going continuous tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, progressive tense tense - a grammatical category of verbs used to express distinctions of time present progressive, present progressive tense - a tense used to express action that is on-going at the time of utterance past progressive, past progressive tense - a progressive tense used to describe on-going action in the past; "`I had been running' is an example of the past progressive" future progressive, future progressive tense - a progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future; "`I will be running' is an example of the future progressive"
	2.	progressive - a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties liberal, liberalist adult, grownup - a fully developed person from maturity onward armchair liberal - a person of liberal ideals who takes no action to realize them latitudinarian - a person who is broad-minded and tolerant (especially in standards of religious belief and conduct) neoliberal - a liberal who subscribes to neoliberalism pluralist - someone who believes that distinct ethnic or cultural or religious groups can exist together in society Whig - a member of the political party that urged social reform in 18th and 19th century England; was the opposition party to the Tories
Adj.	1.	progressive - favoring or promoting progress; "progressive schools" forward - at or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" industrial - having highly developed industries; "the industrial revolution"; "an industrial nation" regressive - opposing progress; returning to a former less advanced state
	2.	progressive - favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) reform-minded, reformist governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" liberal - tolerant of change; not bound by authoritarianism, orthodoxy, or tradition
	3.	progressive - (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases revenue enhancement, tax, taxation - charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government regressive - (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate decreases as the amount of income increases
	4.	progressive - gradually advancing in extent increasing - becoming greater or larger; "increasing prices"
	5.	progressive - (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position; "progressive euchre"; "progressive tournaments" ordered - having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence"
	6.	progressive - advancing in severity; "progressive paralysis" active - tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"

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progressive

adjective 1. enlightened, liberal, modern, advanced, radical, enterprising, go-ahead, revolutionary, dynamic, avant-garde, reformist, up-and-coming, forward-looking

adjective 2. growing, continuing, increasing, developing, advancing, accelerating, ongoing, continuous, intensifying, escalating

Translations

progressive [prəˈgrɛsɪv] adj → progresivo; [person] → progresista

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progressive [prəˈgrɛsɪv] progress adj → progressif/ive; [person] → progressiste

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progressive [prəˈgrɛsɪv] progress adj (= enlightened) → progressiv, fortschrittlich (= gradual); fortschreitend

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progressive [prəˈgrɛsɪv] adj → progressivo/a; [person] → progressista