progressive

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pro•gres•sive /prəˈgrɛsɪv/USA pronunciation adj.

Governmentcalling for or favoring progress, reform, or new methods and outlooks, esp. in political and social matters.
passing from one stage to the next:progressive increases in computer power.
Medicinecontinuously increasing in extent or severity:a progressive worsening of the disease.
increasing in rate as taxable income increases:a progressive tax.
Grammarof or being a verb tense or form used to indicate that an action or event is, was, or will be going on at some period of time: Progressive verb tenses end in -ing and are preceded by a form of the verb to be:I have been working, I am working, and I will be working.

n. [countable]

Governmenta person who favors progress or reform, as in politics.
a verb form or construction in the progressive tense or aspect, as am listening or was sleeping.

pro•gres•sive•ly, adv. See -gress-.

pro•gres•sive (prə gres′iv),USA pronunciation adj.

Governmentfavoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, esp. in political matters:a progressive mayor.
making progress toward better conditions; employing or advocating more enlightened or liberal ideas, new or experimental methods, etc.:a progressive community.
characterized by such progress, or by continuous improvement.
Government(cap.) of or pertaining to any of the Progressive parties in politics.
going forward or onward;
passing successively from one member of a series to the next;
proceeding step by step.
noting or pertaining to a form of taxation in which the rate increases with certain increases in taxable income.
of or pertaining to progressive education:progressive schools.
Grammarnoting a verb aspect or other verb category that indicates action or state going on at a temporal point of reference.
Medicinecontinuously increasing in extent or severity, as a disease.

Governmenta person who is progressive or who favors progress or reform, esp. in political matters.
Government(cap.) a member of a Progressive party.
Grammar
- the progressive aspect.
- a verb form or construction in the progressive, as are thinking in They are thinking about it.

progress + -ive 1600–10

pro•gres′sive•ly, adv.

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progressive /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/ adj

of or relating to progress
proceeding or progressing by steps or degrees
(often capital) favouring or promoting political or social reform through government action, or even revolution, to improve the lot of the majority: a progressive policy
denoting or relating to an educational system that allows flexibility in learning procedures, based on activities determined by the needs and capacities of the individual child, the aim of which is to integrate academic with social development
(of a tax or tax system) graduated so that the rate increases relative to the amount taxed
(esp of a disease) advancing in severity, complexity, or extent
(of a dance, card game, etc) involving a regular change of partners after one figure, one game, etc
denoting an aspect of verbs in some languages, including English, used to express prolonged or continuous activity as opposed to momentary or habitual activity: a progressive aspect of the verb "to walk" is "is walking."

a person who advocates progress, as in education, politics, etc
- the progressive aspect of a verb
- a verb in this aspect

proˈgressively adv proˈgressiveness n proˈgressivism n proˈgressivist n

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'be' in the Progressive
'Expect' in progressive tense
'Wanting' progressive
“since” and the present progressive?
a feeling of progressive verb.
A polite expression with 'past tense' or 'progressive tense'
About progressive form of earn
about progressive tense
advanced or progressive
after + present progressive tense
align its business and operations with its progressive values
always + present progressive
always look/looking - progressive/simple
and of the West as tolerant and progressive places
any good progressive
"<appropriate> medical treatment" led to "progressive worsening"
Are Past progressive and Past perfect progressive tenses OK too?
as part of a progressive system
Auxiliary do+ be+ progressive form of verb
be going to / present progressive
be going to or progressive
be in progressive form
become in progressive tense
before + simple present vs simple progressive
before and past progressive
Being given...[passive progressive or passive form?]
bus is leaving / has just left [present progressive vs present perfect]
by paces so steadily progressive, that they have been unnoticed
By seven they will be meeting - by and future progressive
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