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noun
The act of moving from one thing to another.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: swing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Development, increase, evolution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: swing
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A chord progression.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: exercise, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: progress, procession, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move
Narrower terms: push, career, life history, march, plain sailing, clear sailing, easy going, leapfrog
noun
a movement forward
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: progress, advance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: change of location, travel
Narrower terms: headway, head
noun
a series with a definite pattern of advance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: patterned advance
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: series
Narrower terms: arithmetic progression, geometric progression, harmonic progression
History
From Middle English progressioun, from Old French progression and its etymon Latin prōgressiō. By surface analysis, progress + -ion.
Across languages
55 source translations are retained for this English entry.
