German

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Etymology

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fort- +‎ schreiten, a calque of Latin prōgredior

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɔɐ̯tʃʁaɪ̯tn̩/
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Verb

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fortschreiten (class 1 strong, third-person singular present schreitet fort, past tense schritt fort, past participle fortgeschritten, auxiliary sein)

  1. to advance, achieve progress
  2. to advance, proceed

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