progress
pronunciation
How to pronounce progress in British English:
UK [ˈprəʊɡres , prəˈɡres]
How to pronounce progress in American English:
US [ˈprɑːɡres , prəˈɡres]
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- Noun:
- gradual improvement or growth or development
- the act of moving forward toward a goal
- a movement forward
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- Verb:
- develop in a positive way
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
- form or accumulate steadily
Word Origin
- progress
- progress: [15] Progress is one of a large family of English words (including also grade, gradual, transgress, etc) that go back to Latin gradus ‘step’. From it was derived the verb gradī ‘go, step’, which in combination with the prefix prō- ‘forward’ produced prōgredī ‘go forward’. English gets progress from its past participle prōgressus.=> grade, gradual, ingredient, regress, transgress
- progress (v.)
- 1590s in the literal sense; c. 1600 in the figurative sense, from progress (n.). OED says the verb was obsolete in English 18c. but was reformed or retained in America and subsequently long regarded in Britain as an Americanism. Related: Progressed; progressing.
- progress (n.)
- late 14c., "a going on, action of walking forward," from Old French progres (Modern French progrès), from Latin progressus "a going forward," from past participle of progredi (see progression). In early use in English especially "a state journey by royalty." Figurative sense of "growth, development, advancement to higher stages" is from c. 1600. To be in progress "underway" is attested by 1849. Progress report attested by 1865.
Example
- 1. Being negative isn 't how we make progress . "
- 2. Like the wandering herds that clog the streets of japiur , they get in the way of progress .
- 3. He promised to start looking , and keep them informed of progress .
- 4. Demonstrate progress and your own " skin in the game . "
- 5. People believe apple when it cries progress .