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progress
('pr/oU/gr/E/s
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noun (n)
- gradual improvement or growth or development(noun.act)Example:
Great progress in the arts.
source: wordnet30 - the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)(noun.act)Synonym:
advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progression
Antonym:
retreatsource: wordnet30 - a movement forward(noun.event)Example:
He listened for the progress of the troops.
source: wordnet30 - A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance(noun)source: webster1913
- To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- develop in a positive way(verb.change)Example:
He progressed well in school.
Synonym:
advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, shape up
Antonym:
regress, retrograde, retrogresssource: wordnet30 - To make progress in; to pass through.(verb)source: webster1913
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