progress
noun
1. gradual improvement or growth or development
- great progress in the arts
Similar word(s): advancement
Definition categories: act, development
2. the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Similar word(s): advance, advancement, procession, progression
Definition categories: act, motion, move, movement
3. a movement forward
- he listened for the progress of the troops
Similar word(s): advance, progression
Definition categories: event, travel
Sentences with progress as a noun:
- Testing for the new antidote is currently in progress.
- Science has made extraordinary progress in the last fifty years.
- The thick branches overhanging the path made progress difficult.
verb
1. develop in a positive way
- He progressed well in school
Similar word(s): advance
Definition categories: change, develop
2. move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
Similar word(s): advance
Definition categories: motion, go, locomote, move, travel
3. form or accumulate steadily
Similar word(s): build
Definition categories: change, develop
Sentences with progress as a verb:
- They progress through the museum.
- Societies progress unevenly.