progressive

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• Received-Pronunciation: /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/
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• Canada, General-American: /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/
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• Canada, General-American: /pɹoʊ-/
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• Australian: /pɹəˈɡɹesɪv/
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• New-Zealand: /pɹəˈɡɹesəv/
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• rhymes with -ɛsɪv
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From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect participial stem: prōgress-) + -īvus. Displaced native Old English forþgenġe. By surface analysis, progress + -ive.

127 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: qabaqcıl — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Central Bikol: mauswag — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Breton: araokour — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Bulgarian: прогресивен (progresiven) — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Catalan: progressista — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Czech: pokrokový — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Dutch: progressief — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Finnish: edistyksellinen — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Finnish: edistysmielinen — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Finnish: edistynyt — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Galician: progresista — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Georgian: პროგრესული (ṗrogresuli) — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Georgian: წინსვლითი (c̣insvliti) — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• German: fortschrittlich — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• German: progressiv — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Hindi: प्रगतिशील (pragtiśīl) — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Central Kurdish: پێشکەوتو (pêşkewtu) — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Old English: forþgenġe — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Polish: progresywny — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Portuguese: progressista — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Romanian: progresist — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Romanian: avansat — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Romanian: înaintat — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Russian: передово́й (peredovój) — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Russian: прогресси́вный (progressívnyj) — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Scottish Gaelic: adhartach — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Spanish: progresista — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Swedish: progressiv — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Swedish: banbrytande — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Tagalog: maunlad — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Tamil: முற்போக்கு (muṟpōkku) — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Turkish: ilerici — favouring or promoting progress; advanced
• Bulgarian: напредващ (napredvašt) — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Catalan: progressiu — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Finnish: lisääntyvä — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Finnish: enenevä — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• French: progressif — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Galician: progresivo — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Galician: progresiva — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Georgian: პროგრესული (ṗrogresuli) — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Georgian: მზარდი (mzardi) — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Georgian: გაძლიერებული (gaʒlierebuli) — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• German: progressiv — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Greek: προοδευτικός (proodeftikós) — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Italian: progressivo — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Polish: postępowy — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Portuguese: progressivo — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Portuguese: progressiva — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Romanian: progresiv — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Russian: постепе́нный (postepénnyj) — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Russian: после́довательный (poslédovatelʹnyj) — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Russian: поступа́тельный (postupátelʹnyj) — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Russian: прогресси́рующий (progressírujuščij) — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Scottish Gaelic: ceumnach — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Spanish: progresivo — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Tagalog: masulong — gradually advancing in extent; increasing
• Arabic: تَقَدُّمِيّ (taqaddumiyy) — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Azerbaijani: qabaqcıl — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Azerbaijani: mütərəqqi — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Catalan: progressista — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Dutch: vooruitstrevend — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Dutch: progressief — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Esperanto: antaŭenema — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Finnish: edistyksellinen — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Finnish: edistysmielinen — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• German: progressiv — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Greek: προοδευτικός (proodeftikós) — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Hindi: प्रगतिशील (pragtiśīl) — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Central Kurdish: پێشکەوتو (pêşkewtu) — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Polish: progresywny — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Romanian: progresist — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Romanian: de progres — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Russian: передово́й (peredovój) — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Russian: прогресси́вный (progressívnyj) — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Scottish Gaelic: adhartach — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Swedish: progressiv — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Tagalog: masulong — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Tamil: முற்போக்கு (muṟpōkku) — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Turkish: ilerici — promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
• Arabic: تَقَدُّمِيّ (taqaddumiyy) — politically liberal
• Finnish: edistyksellinen — politically liberal
• German: progressiv — politically liberal
• Hindi: उदारवादी (udārvādī) — politically liberal
• Vietnamese: tiến bộ chủ nghĩa — politically liberal
• Vietnamese: cấp tiến chủ nghĩa — politically liberal
• Finnish: progressiivinen — of or relating to progressive education
• Scottish Gaelic: adhartach — of or relating to progressive education
• Armenian: պրոգրեսիվ (progresiv) — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• Bulgarian: прогресивен (progresiven) — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• Catalan: progressiu — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• Chinese Mandarin: 累進的 /累进的 (lěijìn de) — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• Finnish: progressiivinen — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• German: progressiv — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• Kazakh: үдемелі (üdemelı) — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• Polish: progresywny — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• Romanian: progresiv — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• Russian: прогресси́вный (progressívnyj) — increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
• Arabic: مُتَرَقٍّ (mutaraqqin) — advancing in severity
• Catalan: progressiu — advancing in severity
• Finnish: etenevä — advancing in severity
• Finnish: paheneva — advancing in severity
• German: progressiv — advancing in severity
• Greek: προϊών (proïón) — advancing in severity
• Norwegian Bokmål: progredierende — advancing in severity
• Norwegian Nynorsk: progredierande — advancing in severity
• Romanian: progresiv — advancing in severity
• Russian: прогрессирующий (progressirujuščij) — advancing in severity
• Scottish Gaelic: adhartach — advancing in severity
• Turkish: ilerleyen — advancing in severity
• Turkish: progresif — advancing in severity
• Catalan: progressista — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Galician: progresista — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Hindi: प्रगतिशील (pragtiśīl) — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Icelandic: framfarasinni — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Irish: forásaí — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Italian: progressista — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Central Kurdish: پێشکەوتو (pêşkewtu) — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Mongolian: дэвшилт үзэлтэн (devšilt üzelten) — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Polish: postępowiec — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Polish: progresywista — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Portuguese: progressista — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Russian: прогресси́вный челове́к (progressívnyj čelovék) — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Russian: прогресси́вный де́ятель (progressívnyj déjatelʹ) — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Russian: сторонник прогресса (storonnik progressa) — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Russian: член прогрессивной партии (člen progressivnoj partii) — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Spanish: progresista — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
• Welsh: blaengarwr — A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government