progress
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ considerable, dramatic, excellent, genuine, good, great, impressive, real, remarkable, significant, substantial, tremendous▪
We have made significant progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
▪ limited, little▪ fast, rapid, swift▪ inexorable (esp. BrE)▪ slow, stately (esp. BrE)▪We watched the ship's stately progress out of the docks.
▪ adequate, satisfactory▪ incremental, steady▪ continued, further▪ forward▪ student▪ academic, educational▪ economic, evolutionary, industrial, medical, scientific, social, technical, technological▪ human▪ material▪ moral, spiritualVERB + PROGRESS▪ achieve, make▪ chart, follow, monitor, observe, trace, track, watch▪Regular tests enable the teacher to monitor the progress of each child.
▪ assess, check, check on, evaluate, gauge, measure, review▪ demonstrate, show▪ see▪ mark▪ block, hamper, hinder, impede, obstruct, slow, slow down▪ hold back▪ halt, stop▪ accelerate, facilitatePROGRESS + VERB▪ continue▪ slow, stallPROGRESS + NOUN▪ report▪ note (= written by a doctor about a patient) (AmE)PREPOSITION▪ in progress▪There was a tennis match in progress.
▪ progress from … to …▪The book traced his steady progress from petty theft to serious crime.
▪ progress in▪He's making good progress in reading.
▪ progress on▪How much progress have the builders made on the house?
▪ progress towards/toward▪Who can halt his inexorable progress towards/toward yet another championship?
▪ progress with▪She's making steady progress with her thesis.
PHRASES▪ a lack of progress▪I was frustrated by my apparent lack of progress.
▪ the march of progress▪the onward march of technological progress
▪ a rate of progress▪At the present rate of progress we won't be finished before July.
▪ work in progress▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}I have a file for work in progress.
verbADVERB▪ nicely, satisfactorily, smoothly, well▪The talks are progressing very well.
▪ further▪He felt he still needed to progress further in his learning.
▪ fast, quickly, rapidly▪to progress rapidly in your career
▪ slowly▪The work is progressing slowly.
▪ gradually, steadily▪ normallyVERB + PROGRESS▪ fail toPREPOSITION▪ beyond▪Samir failed to progress beyond this first step on the ladder.
▪ from, through▪Students progress through the stages of the course.
▪ to▪She soon progressed from the basics to more difficult work.
▪ towards/toward▪to progress towards/toward a new kind of art
▪ up▪his ambition to progress up the career ladder
▪ with▪They are anxious to progress with the plan.
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
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Progress — Prog ress (?; 277), n. [L. progressus, from progredi, p. p. progressus, to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi to step, go: cf. F. progr[ e]s. See {Grade}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Progress — Pro*gress (?; formerly pronounced like {Progress}, n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Progressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Progressing}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Progress — (progreso en ruso) es una familia de naves no tripuladas rusas utilizadas para llevar víveres y combustible a estaciones espaciales. En un principio se utilizaron con las estaciones Salyut 6, Salyut 7 y Mir, permitiendo que las tripulaciones… … Enciclopedia Universal
Progress — Prog ress (?; see {Progress}, v. i.), v. t. To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.] Milton. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Progress — Progress, PA U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 9647 Housing Units (2000): 4569 Land area (2000): 2.757571 sq. miles (7.142077 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000):… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
Progress, PA — U.S. Census Designated Place in Pennsylvania Population (2000): 9647 Housing Units (2000): 4569 Land area (2000): 2.757571 sq. miles (7.142077 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.757571 sq. miles… … StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places
progress — In BrE the noun is pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, and the verb (= make progress) with the stress on the second syllable. In the transitive meaning ‘to cause (work etc.) to make progress’, pronunciation with the stress pattern… … Modern English usage
progress — [n] advancement, gain advance, amelioration, anabasis, betterment, boost, break, breakthrough, buildup, course, dash, development, evolution, evolvement, expedition, flowering, growth, headway, hike, impetus, improvement, increase, journey, lunge … New thesaurus
