progression
The act of moving from one thing to anotherThe act of moving from one thing to another.
» Could you write down the chord progression for this song?
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of moving from one thing to another.
Make a natural progression from player to coach
Fortschreiten, Verlauf, Fortschritt
продвижениеprodviženije
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
(countable, uncountable)The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
(countable, uncountable)A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
Progression, Reihe, Folge
прогре́ссияprogréssija
(countable, uncountable)Development, increase, evolution.
Entwicklung, Steigerung, Zunahme
развитиеrazvitije
(countable)A chord progression.
(countable, uncountable)The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
Examples
22 sentencesCould you write down the chord progression for this song?
What's the chord progression?
I like that chord progression.
I love that chord progression.
deIch liebe diese Akkordfolge.
Evolution is not progression, but adaptation.
Еволюція — не прогрес, а адаптація.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 3
Origin
From Middle English progressioun, from Old French progression and its etymon Latin prōgresFrom Middle English progressioun, from Old French progression and its etymon Latin prōgressiō. By surface analysis, progress + -ion.
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Forms
plural: progressions| Singular | progression |
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regular
Synonyms
9 synonyms- a series with a definite pattern of advance:patterned advance
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal):progressprocessionadvanceadvancementforward motiononward motion
- a movement forward:progressadvance
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
28 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable