progress

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: advancement progression procession advance forward motion onward motion come on come along get on get along shape up pass on

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

gradual improvement or growth or development“advancement of knowledge”“great progress in the arts”Synonyms: advancement
the act of moving forward (as toward a goal)Synonyms: progression procession advance advancement forward motion onward motion
a movement forward“he listened for the progress of the troops”Synonyms: progression advance

Verb (3)

develop in a positive way“He progressed well in school”“My plants are coming along”“Plans are shaping up”Synonyms: come on come along advance get on get along shape up
move forward, also in the metaphorical sense“Time marches on”Synonyms: advance pass on move on march on go on
form or accumulate steadily“Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly”“Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border”Synonyms: build up work up build

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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 on; as, railroads are progressing. "As his recovery progressed." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly doth progress on thy checks.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

They progress in that style in proportion as their pieces are treated with contempt.— Washington.[1913 Webster]

The war had progressed for some time.— Marshall.[1913 Webster]

2.To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard. [1913 Webster]

If man progresses, art must progress too.— Caird.[1913 Webster]

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; specifically: (a) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc. (b) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase. (c) In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art. (d) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school. (e) Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress. [1913 Webster]

2.A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions. [1913 Webster]

The king being returned from his progresse.— Evelyn.[1913 Webster]

Progress \Prog"ress\ (?; see Progress, v. i.), v. t. To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster]