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   progress

   noun

   • 1. forward or onward movement towards a destination: "the darkness did not stop my progress" Similar forward movementonward movementprogressionadvanceadvancementheadwaypassagegoing
   • ▪ a state journey or official tour, especially by royalty. archaic
   • 2. development towards an improved or more advanced condition: "we are making progress towards equal rights" Similar developmentadvanceadvancementheadwaystep(s) forwardprogressionimprovementbettermentgrowthbreakthrough

   verb

   • 1. move forward or onward in space or time: "as the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved" Similar gomake one's waymovemove forwardgo forwardproceedcontinueadvancego onmake progressmake headwaypress ongain groundpush forwardgo/forge aheadwork one's wayOpposite return
   • 2. develop towards an improved or more advanced condition: "work on the pond is progressing" Similar developmake progressadvancemake headwaytake steps forwardmake stridesget bettercome oncome alongmove onget ongain groundshape upimprovethriveprosperblossomflourishgrowexpandincreasematureevolveinformal:be getting thereOpposite regressdeteriorate
   • ▪ cause (a task or undertaking) to make progress: "I cannot predict how quickly we can progress the matter"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin progressus ‘an advance’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th century and was readopted from American English in the early 19th century.

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   noun. a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree. Synonyms: progression, advance. Antonyms: regression.

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   The process of advancement and the way things move in the positive direction of improvement is called progress. If you got a B on your last test and a B+ on this one, that's progress. If you're moving toward a goal, you're making progress too.

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