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progress   (TTS Sound)

The noun progress has 3 senses

• advancement, progress -- (gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts")


• progress, progression, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion -- (the act of moving forward (as toward a goal))


• progress, progression, advance -- (a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the troops")

The verb progress has 3 senses

• progress, come on, come along, advance, get on, get along, shape up -- (develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up")


• advance, progress, pass on, move on, march on, go on -- (move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches on")


• build up, work up, build, progress -- (form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border")