Progress Definition

prŏgrĕs, -rəs, prōgrĕs

progressed, progresses, progressing

noun

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A moving forward or onward.

Webster's New World

Forward course; development.

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Advance toward perfection or to a higher or better state; improvement.

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An official journey, as of a sovereign.

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Movement onwards or forwards or towards a specific objective or direction; advance. [from 16th c.]

The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult.

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verb

progressed, progresses, progressing

To move forward or onward.

Webster's New World

To move forward toward completion, a goal, etc.

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To advance toward perfection or to a higher or better state; improve.

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

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idiom

in progress

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in progress

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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Progress

From Old French progres (“a going forward"), from Latin prōgressus (“an advance"), from the participle stem of prōgredÄ« (“to go forward, advance, develop"), from pro- (“forth, before") + gradi (“to walk, go").

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Middle English progresse from Latin prōgressus from past participle of prōgredī to advance prō- forward pro–¹ gradī to go, walk ghredh- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the noun. Lapsed into disuse in the 17th century, except in the US. Considered an Americanism on reintroduction to use in the UK.

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