Hypertext Webster Gateway: "progress"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Progress \Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like {Progress},
n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Progressed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Progressing}.]
1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue
onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as,
railroads are progressing. ``As his recovery progressed.''
--Thackeray.
Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly
doth progress on thy checks. --Shak.
They progress in that style in proportion as their
pieces are treated with contempt. --Washington.
The war had progressed for some time. --Marshall.
2. To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard.
If man progresses, art must progress too. --Caird.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Progress \Prog"ress\ (?; 277), n. [L. progressus, from progredi,
p. p. progressus, to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi
to step, go: cf. F. progr[`e]s. See {Grade}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Progress \Prog"ress\ (?; see {Progress}, v. i.), v. t.
To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.] --Milton.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
progress
n 1: gradual improvement or growth or development: "advancement
of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts"; "their
research and development gave them an advantage" [syn: {advancement}]
2: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progression},
{advance}, {advancement}, {forward motion}, {onward
motion}]
3: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the
troops" [syn: {progression}, {advance}]
v 1: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school";
"My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
[syn: {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on}, {get
along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}]
2: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense: "Time marches
on" [syn: {advance}, {pass on}, {move on}, {march on}, {go
on}] [ant: {recede}]
3: form steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up
quickly" [syn: {build up}, {work up}, {build}]
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