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progress
[ noun prog-res, -ruhsor, especially British, proh-gres; verb pruh-gres ]
noun
- a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage:
the progress of a student toward a degree.
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- 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.
- advancement in general.
- growth or development; continuous improvement:
He shows progress in his muscular coordination.
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- the development of an individual or society in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level.
- Biology. increasing differentiation and perfection in the course of ontogeny or phylogeny.
- forward or onward movement:
the progress of the planets.
- the forward course of action, events, time, etc.
- an official journey or tour, as by a sovereign or dignitary.
verb (used without object)
- 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.
- 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
noun
- movement forwards, esp towards a place or objective
- satisfactory development, growth, or advance
she is making progress in maths
- advance towards completion, maturity, or perfection
the steady onward march of progress
- modifier of or relating to progress
a progress report
- biology increasing complexity, adaptation, etc, during the development of an individual or evolution of a group
- a stately royal journey
- in progresstaking place; under way
verb
- intr to move forwards or onwards, as towards a place or objective
- to move towards or bring nearer to completion, maturity, or perfection
Other Word Forms
- ܲp· adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of progress1
Idioms and Phrases
- in progress, going on; under way; being done; happening:
The meeting was already in progress.
More idioms and phrases containing progress
see in progress .Example Sentences
“I know that many people in this room have been through tremendous losses in the last few months,” he said sharing that he lost handwritten drafts for three books in progress in the 1990 fire.
Relations have been so poor between DR Congo and Rwanda that the meeting in Washington and a promise to resolve disputes through dialogue is a sign of progress.
Analysts stated that the greenback’s performance hinges on the outcome of the U.S.-China standoff, which hasn’t seen much progress in recent weeks.
Although there is no official information on the status of such projects, sources say progress has been limited.
No new trade agreements between the US and other countries have been announced yet but there have been signs of progress in talks with South Korea.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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