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progress

noun

ˈprəʊɡres

Meaning

Forward or onward movement towards a destination or a more advanced state.

forward movement toward a destination or improvement in a condition

Progress in recycling technologies can tackle pollution.

The students made great progress in their studies.

work in progress

advancement, improvement, advance, development, growth, headway

Entry 1

advancement, improvement

Entry 2

advance, development, improvement, growth, headway

regression, decline, setback

Entry 1

regression, decline

Entry 2

regression, decline, setback

make progress, rapid progress, steady progress, slow progress

A legal right to sell or distribute goods or services in a specific area; to grant such a right.

A point or level beyond which something does not or may not extend; to restrict.

a place where coins are made; to produce or invent something new

a structure built against a wall for support; to support or strengthen

a game, toy, or problem designed to test ingenuity; to cause someone to be confused

A place for the confinement of people accused or convicted of a crime; to imprison.