progress

Pronunciation

noun

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verb

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Noun

Singular progress

Plural progresses

1. (uncountable) Progress is moving forward or getting better (more good).

   We didn't make much progress on the road, only a mile.

   We are making progress on finding a cure.

   There was a lot of progress in science in the last century.

Verb

Plain form progress

Third-person singular progresses

Past tense progressed

Past participle progressed

Present participle progressing

1. If you progress, you move forward.

   The army progressed toward the city.