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progressive

//pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv//

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Note for progressive

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Forms

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

Comparative
more progressive
Superlative
most progressive

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
progressives

Definitions

Adjective

A word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun.

  1. 1.Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.

  2. 2.Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.

  3. 3.Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods.

  4. 4.Liberal.

    • Michigan Sen. Elissa Slotkin on Wednesday called for “action, not words” from Democrats, criticizing the approach of some in the progressive wing of the party.

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.

  2. 2.One with liberal or progressive political beliefs.

    • The progressives want to legalise gay marriage.
  3. 3.A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.

  4. 4.Clipping of progressive dinner

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3611

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

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Etymology

From the Middle French progressif, from the Latin prōgressīvus, from prōgredior (perfect participial stem: prōgress-) + -īvus.

Displaced native Old English forþgenġe.

By surface analysis, progress + -ive.

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