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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 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
51Թ 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
Shortened time gaps indicate that the distance between the microphone and the gunfire decreased as the video progressed.
However, work on the local inquiries appears to have stalled, with the barrister tasked with helping to develop the five "victim-centred, locally-led" pilot schemes suggesting there had been little progress nearly three months on.
By taking small, deliberate steps, you can minimize risk, build confidence and make steady progress toward a more fulfilling career.
But the recent progress has raised hope at Anfield that Salah will extend his stay at the Premier League club.
Because things are changing slightly, she is progressing in the program, and you end up meeting her after she’s done, and she’s just reminiscing on that, and her life still hasn’t really changed.
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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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