progressive
Favouring or promoting progressFavouring or promoting progress; advanced.
» I'm pretty progressive.
Я доволі прогресивний.
Я доволі прогресивна.
Meaning
8 sensesFavouring or promoting progress; advanced.
favoring or promoting progress
Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
gradually advancing in extent
Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
a progressive politician
progressive business leadership
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
Liberal.
Of or relating to progressive education.
a progressive school
Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
Advancing in severity.
progressive paralysis
advancing in severity
Continuous.
Examples
38 sentencesI'm pretty progressive.
Я доволі прогресивний.
Tom is very progressive, isn't he?
Income tax is progressive.
Tom wears progressive lenses.
Mary is very progressive, isn't she?
Origin
From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect pFrom the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect participial stem: prōgress-) + -īvus. Displaced native Old English forþgenġe. By surface analysis, progress + -ive.
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Forms
more progressive, most progressive| Comparative | more progressive Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most progressive Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- favoring or promoting reform (often by government action):reformistreform-minded
Antonyms
4 antonymsWord family
43 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form