Latin edit

Etymology edit

prō- +‎ gradior (step, walk)

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

prōgredior (present infinitive prōgredī, perfect active prōgressus sum); third conjugation iō-variant, deponent

  1. to come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed
    Synonyms: prōdeō, prōcēdō, prōficiō, aggredior, gradior, incēdō, accēdō, ēvehō, succēdō, subeō, adeō
    Antonyms: facessō, dēcēdō, discēdō, cēdō, dēficiō, concēdō, inclīnō, recēdō, recipiō, referō
  2. (figuratively) to make progress, advance, develop, proceed, go on; advance in age, get older

Conjugation edit

   Conjugation of prōgredior (third conjugation -variant, deponent)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōgredior prōgrederis,
prōgredere
prōgreditur prōgredimur prōgrediminī prōgrediuntur
imperfect prōgrediēbar prōgrediēbāris,
prōgrediēbāre
prōgrediēbātur prōgrediēbāmur prōgrediēbāminī prōgrediēbantur
future prōgrediar prōgrediēris,
prōgrediēre
prōgrediētur prōgrediēmur prōgrediēminī prōgredientur
perfect prōgressus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect prōgressus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect prōgressus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōgrediar prōgrediāris,
prōgrediāre
prōgrediātur prōgrediāmur prōgrediāminī prōgrediantur
imperfect prōgrederer prōgrederēris,
prōgrederēre
prōgrederētur prōgrederēmur prōgrederēminī prōgrederentur
perfect prōgressus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect prōgressus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present prōgredere prōgrediminī
future prōgreditor prōgreditor prōgrediuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives prōgredī prōgressum esse prōgressūrum esse
participles prōgrediēns prōgressus prōgressūrus prōgrediendus,
prōgrediundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
prōgrediendī prōgrediendō prōgrediendum prōgrediendō prōgressum prōgressū

Old forms are:

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Descendants edit

  • English: progress
  • Italian: progredire
  • Portuguese: progredir
  • Spanish: progresar

References edit

  • progredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • progredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • progredior in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to march further forward: longius progredi, procedere
    • to make progress in a subject: in aliqua re progressus facere, proficere, progredi
    • to proceed, carry on a discussion logically: ratione et via, via et ratione progredi, disputare (Or. 33. 116)
    • to pass the limit: ultra modum progredi
    • to pass on: ad reliqua pergamus, progrediamur
  • progredior in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[2], pre-publication website, 2005-2016