Progress : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Progress	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
progress n gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" Synonym(s): advancement, progress the act of moving forward (as toward a goal) Synonym(s): progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion Antonym(s): retreat a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops" Synonym(s): progress, progression, advance v develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" Synonym(s): progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up Antonym(s): regress, retrograde, retrogress move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on" Synonym(s): advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on Antonym(s): draw back, move back, pull away, pull back, recede, retire, retreat, withdraw form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" Synonym(s): build up, work up, build, progress
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Progress \Progress"\ (?; 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. [bd]As his recovery progressed.[b8] --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[8a]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 U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Progress, PA (CDP, FIPS 62736) Location: 40.29047 N, 76.83657 W Population (1990): 9654 (4524 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)