regress : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: regress	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for regress
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regress n the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence Synonym(s): regress, reasoning backward returning to a former state Synonym(s): regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversion v go back to a statistical means go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" Synonym(s): revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn back get worse or fall back to a previous condition Synonym(s): regress, retrograde, retrogress Antonym(s): advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" Synonym(s): relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall back
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regress \Re"gress\ (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi, regressus. See {Regrede}.] 1. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. [bd]The progress or regress of man[b8]. --F. Harrison. 2. The power or liberty of passing back. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regress \Regress"\ (r?gr?s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Regressed} (-gr?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Regressing}.] To go back; to return to a former place or state. --Sir T. Browne.