regress
The act of passing backThe act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
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» It's evident our country is regressing.
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3 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
(countable, uncountable)The power or liberty of passing back.
(countable, uncountable)The right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.
- the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
- returning to a former state
Examples
14 sentencesIt's evident our country is regressing.
Tom regressed to his 13 year-old self.
He age-regressed and threw a tantrum.
ruОн повёл себя как ребёнок и закатил истерику. — Ooneykcall
Some people cope with stress by age regressing.
Tom has never regressed beyond three years old.
Origin
(verb) From Latin regressus, past participle of regredior (“to go back”), from re- (“back”(verb) From Latin regressus, past participle of regredior (“to go back”), from re- (“back”) + gradior (“to go”). Doublet of regressus.
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Forms
plural: regressesSynonyms
6 synonyms- the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence:reasoning backward
- returning to a former state:regressionreversionretrogressionretroversion
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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