Meaning

4 senses
  1. (intransitive)To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.

    Visitors progress through the museum at their own pace.

    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

  2. (intransitive)To develop.

    Societies progress unevenly.

    develop in a positive way

  3. To develop.

    (broadly, intransitive)To improve; to become better or more complete.

  4. (transitive)To expedite.

Examples

708 sentences
  1. You seem to be making progress.

    Ви, здається, робите успіхи. — rmdas

    ruВы, кажется, делаете успехи. — marafon

    deDu scheinst Fortschritte zu machen. — Zaghawa

  2. Tom and Mary are making progress.

    Том із Мері прогресують. — deniko

  3. It's still a work in progress.

    Це і далі в процесі. — deniko

  4. He has made rapid progress in English.

    Він швидко досяг прогресу в англійській. — Teashrock

    deEr hat schnell Fortschritte im Englischen gemacht. — Dejo

  5. Are you making progress?

    У тебе є прогрес? — deniko

Translations

4 languages

Origin

From the noun. Lapsed into disuse in the 17th century, except in the US. Considered an Ame

From the noun. Lapsed into disuse in the 17th century, except in the US. Considered an Americanism on reintroduction to use in the UK.

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Forms

progresses, progressing, progressed, progressed
Base formprogress · to progress
3rd person singularprogresses
Present participleprogressing
Past simpleprogressed
Past participleprogressed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyprogress
he, she, itprogresses

Past simpleLesson

all personsprogressed

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave progressed
he, she, ithas progressed

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill progress

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms

Word family

12 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • making progress
  • making some progress
  • made much progress
  • made remarkable progress
  • is making progress
  • remarkable progress in
  • made any progress
  • remarkable progress
  • making good progress
  • some progress
  • lot of progress
  • much progress

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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