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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek προοδεύω (proodeúō) with semantic loan from French progresser.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾo.oˈðe.vo/
  • Hyphenation: προ‧ο‧δεύ‧ω

Verb

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προοδεύω (proodévo) (past προόδευσα, passive —, ppp προοδευμένος)

  1. to progress, to advance (to develop positively)
    Synonyms: αναπτύσσομαι (anaptýssomai), εξελίσσομαι (exelíssomai)
    Προοδεύουν αλματωδώς.Proodévoun almatodós.They are progressing by leaps and bounds.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ προοδεύω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language