progressive
See also: Progressive
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- prog. (abbreviation)
EtymologyEdit
From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect participial stem: prōgress-) + -īvus. Displaced native Old English forþgenġe.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
progressive (comparative more progressive, superlative most progressive)
- Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
- Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
- Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.
- a progressive politician
- progressive business leadership
- (politics) Liberal.
- (education) Of or relating to progressive education.
- a progressive school
- (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
- Advancing in severity.
- progressive paralysis
- (grammar) Continuous.
AntonymsEdit
- regressive
- (advancing in severity): non-progressive
- conservative
- reactionary
Derived termsEdit
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TranslationsEdit
favouring or promoting progress; advanced
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gradually advancing in extent; increasing
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promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods
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politically liberal
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of or relating to progressive education
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increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases
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advancing in severity
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continuous — see continuous
NounEdit
progressive (plural progressives)
- A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
- (grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
TranslationsEdit
A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government
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Further readingEdit
- "progressive" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 243.
FrenchEdit
PronunciationEdit
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progressive
GermanEdit
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Audio (file)
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progressive
- inflection of progressiv:
InterlinguaEdit
AdjectiveEdit
progressive (comparative plus progressive, superlative le plus progressive)
- progressive, gradually increasing, progressing
ItalianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
progressive
LatinEdit
AdjectiveEdit
prōgressīve