progressive
One with liberal or progressive political beliefsOne with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
» I'm pretty progressive.
Я доволі прогресивний.
Я доволі прогресивна.
Meaning
3 sensesOne with liberal or progressive political beliefs.
The progressives want to legalise gay marriage.
fortschrittlich, progressiv, progressiv
передово́йperedovój, прогресси́вныйprogressívnyj, постепе́нныйpostepénnyj
A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
прогресси́вный челове́кprogressívnyj čelovék, прогресси́вный де́ятельprogressívnyj déjatelʹ, сторонник прогрессаstoronnik progressa
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
Examples
38 sentencesI'm pretty progressive.
Я доволі прогресивний. — deniko
Tom is very progressive, isn't he?
Income tax is progressive.
Tom wears progressive lenses.
Mary is very progressive, isn't she?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 1
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
plural: progressivesSynonyms
6 synonyms- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going:progressive tenseimperfectimperfect tensecontinuous tense
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties:liberalliberalist