[n. prog-res, -ruh
s or, especially Brit., proh-gres; v. pruh-gres] 
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 12. | in progress, going on; under way; being done; happening: The meeting was already in progress. |
| prog·ress (prŏg'rěs', -rəs, prō'grěs') n.
[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.] |
