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progress

/ progress /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of moving forward toward a goal
Type of:
motion movement move
Kinds of:
push career life history march plain sailing
Derived:
advance bring forward pass on move on march on
noun Sense 2
a movement forward
"he listened for the progress of the troops"
Type of:
change of location travel
Kinds of:
headway head
Derived:
advance pass on move on march on go on
verb Sense 3
develop in a positive way
"He progressed well in school"
"My plants are coming along"
"Plans are shaping up"
Opposites:
regress retrograde retrogress
Type of:
develop
Kinds of:
climb leapfrog
Derived:
improvement betterment advance progression procession
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 4
gradual improvement or growth or development
"advancement of knowledge"
"great progress in the arts"
Type of:
development
Kinds of:
forwarding furtherance promotion stride work flow
Derived:
build up work up build come on come along
verb Sense 5
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
"Time marches on"
Opposites:
recede fall back retire
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
forge penetrate creep up sneak up encroach
Derived:
progression procession advance advancement forward motion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 6
form or accumulate steadily
"Resistance to the manager''s plan built up quickly"
"Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"
Type of:
develop
Derived:
advancement
Verb group:
build build up work up ramp up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Semantic Complexity
52%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
66
Times Searched
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motion movement move push career life history march plain sailing change of location travel headway head