progress

Definitions

1. 1noun

   A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

2. 2noun

   In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc.

3. 3noun

   In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.

4. 4noun

   In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art.

5. 5noun

   In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school.

6. 6noun

   Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress.

7. 7noun

   A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.

8. 8intransitive verb

   To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing.

9. 9intransitive verb

   To make improvement; to advance.

10. 10transitive verb

    To make progress in; to pass through.

11. 11noun

    gradual improvement or growth or development

    "advancement of knowledge"

    "great progress in the arts"

    Synonyms

    advancement
12. 12noun

    the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

    Synonyms

    advanceadvancementprocessionprogression
13. 13noun

    a movement forward

    "he listened for the progress of the troops"

    Synonyms

    advanceprogression
14. 14verb

    develop in a positive way

    "He progressed well in school"

    "My plants are coming along"

    Synonyms

    advance
15. 15verb

    form or accumulate steadily

    "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"

    "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border"

    Synonyms

    build
16. 16verb

    move forward, also in the metaphorical sense

    "Time marches on"

    Synonyms

    advance