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prog⋅ress

[n. prog-res, -ruh

s or, especially Brit., proh-gres; v. pruh-gres]

–noun

1.	a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.

2.	developmental activity in science, technology, etc., esp. with reference to the commercial opportunities created thereby or to the promotion of the material well-being of the public through the goods, techniques, or facilities created.

3.	advancement in general.

4.	growth or development; continuous improvement: He shows progress in his muscular coordination.

5.	the development of an individual or society in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level.

6.	Biology. increasing differentiation and perfection in the course of ontogeny or phylogeny.

7.	forward or onward movement: the progress of the planets.

8.	the forward course of action, events, time, etc.

9.	an official journey or tour, as by a sovereign or dignitary.

–verb (used without object) progress

10.	to go forward or onward in space or time: The wagon train progressed through the valley. As the play progressed, the leading man grew more inaudible.

11.	to grow or develop, as in complexity, scope, or severity; advance: Are you progressing in your piano studies? The disease progressed slowly.

—Idiom

12.	in progress, going on; under way; being done; happening: The meeting was already in progress.

Origin:
1400–50; late ME progresse (n.) < L prōgressus a going forward, equiv. to prōgred-, s. of prōgredī to advance (prō- pro- ¹ + -gredī, comb. form of gradī to step; see grade ) + -tus suffix of v. action

Synonyms:
1. advance, progression. 4. increase; betterment. 11. proceed; develop, improve, grow, increase.

Antonyms:
1. regression. 11. regress.

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prog·ress (prŏg'rěs', -rəs, prō'grěs')

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.

intr.v. pro·gress (prə-grěs') 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.

[Middle English progresse, from Latin prōgressus, from past participle of prōgredī, to advance : prō-, forward; see pro-¹ + gradī, to go, walk; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

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Progress

Prog"ress\ (?; 277), n. [L. progressus, from progredi, p. p. progressus, to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi to step, go: cf. F. progr[`e]s. See Grade.]

1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance; specifically: (a) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc. (b) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase. (c) In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art. (d) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school. (e) Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress.

2. A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.

The king being returned from his progresse. --Evelyn.

Progress

Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like Progress, n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Progressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Progressing.]

1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing. "As his recovery progressed." --Thackeray.

Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks. --Shak.

They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt. --Washington.

The war had progressed for some time. --Marshall.

2. To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard.

If man progresses, art must progress too. --Caird.

Progress

Prog"ress\ (?; see Progress, v. i.), v. t. To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.] --Milton.

Language Translation for : Progress

Spanish: progreso,

German: die Entwicklung,

Japanese: 進歩

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progress (n.)

1432, "a going on, action of walking forward," from O.Fr. progres, from L. progressus (see progression). Figurative sense of "growth, development, advancement to higher stages" is from 1603. The verb is attested from c.1590 in the lit. sense, 1610 in the fig. sense.

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