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progress definition

prog·ress (präg′res, -rəs; chiefly Brit & Cdn prō′gres′; for v. prō gres′, prə-)

noun

  1. a moving forward or onward
  2. forward course; development
  3. advance toward perfection or to a higher or better state; improvement
  4. Now Rare an official journey, as of a sovereign

Etymology: ME progresse < L progressus, pp. of progredi < pro-, before + gradi, to step, go: see pro- & grade

intransitive verb progress pro·gress′

  1. to move forward or onward
  2. to move forward toward completion, a goal, etc.
  3. to advance toward perfection or to a higher or better state; improve
progress Idioms

in progress

going on; taking place; happening

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progress Synonyms

progress

n.

  1. Movement forward

    progression, advance, headway, impetus, velocity, pace, momentum, motion, rate, step, stride, current, flow, tour, circuit, transit, journey, voyage, march, expedition, locomotion, ongoing, passage, course, procession, process, lapse of time, march of events, course of life, movement of the stars, motion through space.

    Antonyms stop*, stay*, stand. *

  2. Improvement

    advancement, development, growth, promotion; see improvement 1.

in progress

advancing, going on, under way, continuing; see moving 1.


progress

v.

  1. To move forward

    proceed, move onward, move on; see advance 1.

  2. To improve

    advance, become better, grow; see improve 2.


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progress Usage Examples

Preposition: at

  • pace: Instead, the NSP should be progressing at a slower pace.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • through: The Tigers progressed through to the 2nd Round of the FA Cup following an extraordinary 1st Round replay against Whitby Town.

Adjective modifier

  • steady: The boat and its crew made steady progress, against a heavy swell, toward the stricken vessel in the Bristol Channel.

Modifies a noun

  • report: Please see the attached Progress report for more specific data per site.

Possessives

  • rake: Elizabeth has sung in the chorus in productions of The Rake's Progress, Manon, Idomeneo and Marriage of Figaro.

Noun used with modifier

  • pupil: How are you involved in monitoring pupil progress against these targets?
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progress quotes

Behold theturtle, itonlymakesprogresswhen it sticksits neckout.

-Anonymous

It is the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you are mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause, and then you can't find anyone who disagrees.

-Benn,Tony (Anthony Neil Wedgwood)

Progress, man's distinctive mark alone, Not God's, and not the beasts'; God is, they are, Man partly is and wholly hopes to be.

-Browning, Robert

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