Progress
WordNet
noun
(1) Gradual improvement or growth or development
"Advancement of knowledge"
"Great progress in the arts"
(2) The act of moving forward toward a goal
(3) A movement forward
"He listened for the progress of the troops"
verb
(4) Develop in a positive way
"He progressed well in school"
"My plants are coming along"
"Plans are shaping up"
(5) Form or accumulate steadily
"Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"
"Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
(6) Move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time marches on"
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Etymology
From progres < < , past participle < +
Noun
- A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance
- In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc.
- In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.
- In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art
- In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school
- 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
- A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.
- The Queen embarked on her progress last spring.
- the advance or growth of modern, industrialized society, its technology, and its trappings
- The progress of society can be uneven.
Related terms
- congress
- ingress
- egress
- regress
- grade
- progressive
- progressivism
- progressivist
- progression
Usage notes
- We usually make progress. See :Appendix:Collocations of do, have, make, and take