Progress — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gradual improvement or growth or development

the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs/

🇬🇧British English

/pɹˈəʊɡɹɛs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɹˈəʊɡɹɛs/

2 syllables Say it as /pɹˈɑːɡɹɛs/.

Examples

advancement of knowledge
great progress in the arts
he listened for the progress of the troops

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

come on progression move on work up build procession come along pass on march on onward motion get along shape up advance forward motion go on build up advancement get on

Antonyms

regress recede retreat

Parts of Speech

noun	gradual improvement or growth or development “advancement of knowledge”
noun	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
noun	a movement forward “he listened for the progress of the troops”
verb	develop in a positive way “He progressed well in school”
verb	move forward, also in the metaphorical sense “Time marches on”
verb	form or accumulate steadily “Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly”

Word Forms

advance	verb	develop further
progress	verb	form or accumulate steadily
proceed	verb	move ahead; travel onward in time or space
advance	adjective	situated ahead or going before
progress	noun	gradual improvement or growth or development
advance	noun	a change for the better; progress in development
advancement	noun	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)
advancer	noun	someone who advances
progression	noun	the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fortschritt

allmähliche Verbesserung oder Wachstum oder Entwicklung

🇫🇷French

progrès

amélioration, croissance ou développement progressif

🇪🇸Spanish

progreso

mejora gradual o crecimiento o desarrollo

🇮🇹Italian

progressi

miglioramento graduale, crescita o sviluppo

🇳🇱Dutch

voortgang

geleidelijke verbetering of groei of ontwikkeling

🇵🇹Portuguese

progresso

melhoria gradual ou crescimento ou desenvolvimento

🇷🇺Russian

прогресс

постепенное улучшение или рост или развитие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रगति

क्रमिक सुधार या वृद्धि या विकास

🇧🇩Bengali

অগ্রগতি

ধীরে ধীরে উন্নতি বা বৃদ্ধি বা বিকাশ

🇮🇳Tamil

முன்னேற்றம்

படிப்படியான முன்னேற்றம் அல்லது வளர்ச்சி அல்லது வளர்ச்சி

🇮🇳Telugu

పురోగతి

క్రమంగా అభివృద్ధి లేదా పెరుగుదల లేదా అభివృద్ధి

🇮🇳Marathi

प्रगती

हळूहळू सुधारणा किंवा वाढ किंवा विकास

🇮🇳Gujarati

પ્રગતિ

ધીમે ધીમે સુધારો અથવા વૃદ્ધિ અથવા વિકાસ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಪ್ರಗತಿ

ಕ್ರಮೇಣ ಸುಧಾರಣೆ ಅಥವಾ ಬೆಳವಣಿಗೆ ಅಥವಾ ಅಭಿವೃದ್ಧಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പുരോഗതി

ക്രമാനുഗതമായ പുരോഗതി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വളർച്ച അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വികസനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਤਰੱਕੀ

ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ ਸੁਧਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਵਾਧਾ ਜਾਂ ਵਿਕਾਸ

🇵🇰Urdu

ترقی

بتدریج بہتری یا ترقی یا ترقی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

进步

逐渐改善或成长或发展

🇯🇵Japanese

進捗

段階的な改善、成長、発展

🇰🇷Korean

진전

점진적인 개선 또는 성장 또는 발전

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tiến triển

cải thiện dần dần hoặc tăng trưởng hoặc phát triển

🇹🇭Thai

ความคืบหน้า

การปรับปรุงหรือการเติบโตหรือการพัฒนาอย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

kemajuan

perbaikan bertahap atau pertumbuhan atau perkembangan

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-unlad

unti-unting pagpapabuti o paglago o pag-unlad

🇲🇾Malay

kemajuan

peningkatan atau pertumbuhan atau perkembangan secara beransur-ansur

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تقدم

التحسن التدريجي أو النمو أو التطور

🇮🇷Persian

پیشرفت

بهبود تدریجی یا رشد یا توسعه

🇹🇷Turkish

ilerlemek

kademeli iyileşme veya büyüme veya gelişme

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִתקַדְמוּת

שיפור הדרגתי או צמיחה או התפתחות

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