what does progress mean?
PROGRESS as NOUN
- Meaning
- gradual improvement or growth or development
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- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the act of moving forward toward a goal
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Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
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- he listened for the progress of the troops
Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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PROGRESS as VERB
- Meaning
- develop in a positive way
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- He progressed well in school
- My plants are coming along
- Plans are shaping up
Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- form or accumulate steadily
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- Resistance to the manager’’s plan built up quickly
- Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- move forward, also in the metaphorical sense
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Hypernyms(s) progress is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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