progress
Plural: progresses
Noun
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- "great progress in the arts"
- the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
- a movement forward
- "he listened for the progress of the troops"
- Movement or advancement through a series of events, or points in time; development through time.
- Specifically, advancement to a higher or more developed state; development, growth.
- An official journey made by a monarch or other high personage; a state journey, a circuit.
- A journey forward; travel.
- Movement onwards, forwards, or towards a specific objective or direction; advance.
Verb
Verb Forms: progressed, progressing, progresses
- To move forward or onward, to develop.
- develop in a positive way
- "He progressed well in school"
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- form or accumulate steadily
- To move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.
- To develop.
- To develop.
- To improve; to become better or more complete.
- To expedite.
Examples
- As the Words With Friends game continued, his score began to progress steadily.
- Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years.
- Testing for the new antidote is currently in progress.
- The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult.
- Visitors progress through the museum at their own pace.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English progresse, from Old French progres (“a going forward”), from Latin prōgressus (“an advance”), from the participle stem of prōgredī (“to go forward, advance, develop”), from pro- (“forth, before”) + gradi (“to walk, go”). Displaced native Old English forþgang.
Synonyms
advance, advancement, build, build up, come along, come on, forward motion, get along, get on, go on, march on, move on, onward motion, pass on, procession, progression, shape up, work up
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 11
progress: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordprogress: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
progress: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary