progress
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rɛs, -rəs noun
1.
2.
developmental activity in science, technology, etc., especially 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.
verb (used without object), pro·gress.
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.
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Progress
is always a great word to know.
So is homogenous. Does it mean:
| reversion to an earlier or less advanced state or form or to a common or general type |
| corresponding in structure because of a common origin |
12.
in progress, going on; under way; being done; happening: The meeting was already in progress.
Origin:
1400–50; late Middle English progresse (noun) < Latin prōgressus a going forward, equivalent to prōgred-, stem of prōgredī to advance (prō- pro-1 + -gredī, combining form of gradī to step; see grade) + -tus suffix of v. action
1400–50; late Middle English progresse (noun) < Latin prōgressus a going forward, equivalent to prōgred-, stem of prōgredī to advance (prō- pro-1 + -gredī, combining form of gradī to step; see grade) + -tus suffix of v. action
Related forms
un·pro·gressed, adjective
Synonyms
1. advance, progression. 4. increase; betterment. 11. proceed; develop, improve, grow, increase.
1. advance, progression. 4. increase; betterment. 11. proceed; develop, improve, grow, increase.
Antonyms
1. regression. 11. regress.
1. regression. 11. regress.
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| progress | |
| —n | |
| 1. | movement forwards, esp towards a place or objective |
| 2. | satisfactory development, growth, or advance: she is making progress in maths |
| 3. | advance towards completion, maturity, or perfection: the steady onward march of progress |
| 4. | (modifier) of or relating to progress: a progress report |
| 5. | biology increasing complexity, adaptation, etc, during the development of an individual or evolution of a group |
| 6. | (Brit) a stately royal journey |
| 7. | in progress taking place; under way |
| —vb | |
| 8. | (intr) to move forwards or onwards, as towards a place or objective |
| 9. | to move towards or bring nearer to completion, maturity, or perfection |
| [C15: from Latin prōgressus a going forwards, from prōgredī to advance, from | |
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Word Origin & History
progress
early 15c., "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 c.1600. The verb is attested from c.1590 in the lit. sense, c.1600 in the fig. sense.
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Example sentences
In folklore the pig is considered an animal of progress because it moves forward while rooting around for food.
Military-backed efforts to find an effective treatment for post-traumatic stress are making sluggish progress.
Long after he ceased to feel the movement of time, he faded completely from its progress.
It takes about five years for a rubber tree to grow from a seed to productive maturity, so progress was slow.
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