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- [noun prog-res, -ruh s or, esp. British, proh-gres; verb pruh-gres]
- /noun ˈprɒg rɛs, -rəs or, esp. British, ˈproʊ grɛs; verb prəˈgrɛs/
- /ˈprəʊɡres/
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- [noun prog-res, -ruh s or, esp. British, proh-gres; verb pruh-gres]
- /noun ˈprɒg rɛs, -rəs or, esp. British, ˈproʊ grɛs; verb prəˈgrɛs/
Definitions of progress word
- noun progress a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree. 1
- noun progress 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. 1
- noun progress advancement in general. 1
- noun progress growth or development; continuous improvement: He shows progress in his muscular coordination. 1
- noun progress the development of an individual or society in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level. 1
- noun progress Biology. increasing differentiation and perfection in the course of ontogeny or phylogeny. 1
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Origin of progress
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
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
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Parts of speech for Progress
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
progress popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
progress usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for progress
noun progress
- adulthood — Adulthood is the state of being an adult.
- advancement — Advancement is progress in your job or in your social position.
- aestheticism — the doctrine that aesthetic principles are of supreme importance and that works of art should be judged accordingly
- ambulation — to walk about or move from place to place.
- amelioration — the act or an instance of ameliorating or the state of being ameliorated
verb progress
- advance — To advance means to move forward, often in order to attack someone.
- adventuring — the act of doing adventurous things or having adventures
- approach — When you approach something, you get closer to it.
- arrive at — to reach by traveling
- augment — To augment something means to make it larger, stronger, or more effective by adding something to it.
Antonyms for progress
noun progress
- antipole — the opposite pole
- atavism — the recurrence in a plant or animal of certain primitive characteristics that were present in an ancestor but have not occurred in intermediate generations
- bad break — misfortune, period of bad luck
- contra — against
- contraries — opposite in nature or character; diametrically or mutually opposed: contrary to fact; contrary propositions.
verb progress
- backslide — to lapse into bad habits or vices from a state of virtue, religious faith, etc
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- come to nothing — plan, idea: fail
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
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