ALL meanings of progressive
pro·gres·sive
P p - adjective progressive favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters: a progressive mayor. 1
- adjective progressive making progress toward better conditions; employing or advocating more enlightened or liberal ideas, new or experimental methods, etc.: a progressive community. 1
- adjective progressive characterized by such progress, or by continuous improvement. 1
- adjective progressive (initial capital letter) of or relating to any of the Progressive parties in politics. 1
- adjective progressive going forward or onward; passing successively from one member of a series to the next; proceeding step by step. 1
- adjective progressive noting or pertaining to a form of taxation in which the rate increases with certain increases in taxable income. 1
- adjective progressive of or relating to progressive education: progressive schools. 1
- adjective progressive Grammar. noting a verb aspect or other verb category that indicates action or state going on at a temporal point of reference. 1
- adjective progressive Medicine/Medical. continuously increasing in extent or severity, as a disease. 1
- noun progressive a person who is progressive or who favors progress or reform, especially in political matters. 1
- noun progressive (initial capital letter) a member of a Progressive party. 1
- noun progressive Grammar. the progressive aspect. a verb form or construction in the progressive, as are thinking in They are thinking about it. 1
- adjective progressive advancing 1
- adjective progressive politics: forward thinking 1
- adjective progressive grammar: continuous 1
- noun progressive grammar: continuous tense 1
- adjective progressive Someone who is progressive or has progressive ideas has modern ideas about how things should be done, rather than traditional ones. 0
- adjective progressive A progressive is someone who is progressive. 0
- adjective progressive A progressive change happens gradually over a period of time. 0
- adjective progressive In grammar, progressive means the same as continuous. 0
- adjective progressive of or relating to progress 0
- adjective progressive proceeding or progressing by steps or degrees 0
- adjective progressive favouring or promoting political or social reform through government action, or even revolution, to improve the lot of the majority 0
- adjective progressive denoting or relating to an educational system that allows flexibility in learning procedures, based on activities determined by the needs and capacities of the individual child, the aim of which is to integrate academic with social development 0
- adjective progressive (of a tax or tax system) graduated so that the rate increases relative to the amount taxed 0
- adjective progressive (esp of a disease) advancing in severity, complexity, or extent 0
- adjective progressive (of a dance, card game, etc) involving a regular change of partners after one figure, one game, etc 0
- adjective progressive denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages, including English, used to express prolonged or continuous activity as opposed to momentary or habitual activity 0
- noun progressive a person who advocates progress, as in education, politics, etc 0
- noun progressive the progressive aspect of a verb 0
- noun progressive a verb in this aspect 0
- noun progressive a member or supporter of a Progressive Party 0
- noun progressive a member or supporter of a chiefly agrarian reform movement advocating the nationalization of railways, low tariffs, an end to party politics, and similar measures: important in the early 1920s 0
- adjective progressive of, relating to, or characteristic of a Progressive Party, Progressive movement, or Progressives 0
- adjective progressive moving forward or onward 0
- adjective progressive continuing by successive steps 0
- adjective progressive of, or concerned with, progression 0
- adjective progressive designating a tax whose rate increases as the base increases 0
- adjective progressive favoring, working for, or characterized by progress or improvement, as through political or social reform 0
- adjective progressive of or having to do with a person, movement, etc. thought of as being modern or advanced, as in ideas, methods, etc. 0
- adjective progressive of an educational system stressing individuality, self-expression, etc. 0
- adjective progressive indicating continuing action or state, or action in progress: used as of certain verb forms (Ex: am working, as opposed to the simple form work) 0
- adjective progressive becoming more severe or spreading to other parts 0
- adjective progressive of a Progressive Party 0
- noun progressive a person who is progressive, esp. one who favors political progress or reform 0
- noun progressive a member of a Progressive Party 0