progress

To progress is to move forward or advance towards completion.

(verb)

An example of progress is when you continue walking down a path, getting closer to your destination.
An example of progress is when you are continuing to build a home.

Progress is moving forwards towards an end goal, or is making things better or more advanced.

(noun)

See progress in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

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

intransitive verb progress

See progress in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Movement, as toward a goal; advance.
Development or growth: students who show progress.
Steady improvement, as of a society or civilization: a believer in human progress. See Synonyms at development.
A ceremonial journey made by a sovereign through his or her realm.

intransitive verb pro·gress (prə-grĕsˈ) pro·gressed, pro·gress·ing, pro·gress·es

To advance; proceed: Work on the new building progressed at a rapid rate.
To advance toward a higher or better stage; improve steadily: as medical technology progresses.
To increase in scope or severity, as a disease taking an unfavorable course.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English progresse

Origin: , from Latin prōgressus

Origin: , from past participle of prōgredī, to advance

Origin: : prō-, forward; see pro-¹

Origin: + gradī, to go, walk; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots

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