/ˈprəʊɡres/
Translation
Movement forward, or the way something gets better over time.
Word origin
From Latin progressus, from pro, forward, and gradus, a step.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- progressus
- English cognates
- grade, degree
Examples
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We say "make progress", not "do progress".
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The word has no plural: never say "progresses" here.
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Here it means how much better you are getting.
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