Progressive - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |prəˈɡresɪv|  American pronunciation of the word progressive
Brit.  |prəˈɡresɪv|  British pronunciation of the word progressive

noun

- a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going (syn: imperfect)
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties (syn: liberal, liberalist)

adjective

- favoring or promoting reform (often by government action) (syn: reformist)
- gradually advancing in extent
- (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position
progressive euchre
progressive tournaments
- advancing in severity
progressive paralysis

Extra examples

...progressive forms of animal life...

“Believe” is never used in the progressive.

Britain's progressive decline as a world power

The situation became progressively worse.

...forgetting the name of an old friend was another painful reminder of her progressive caducity...

...the state's well-known conservatism means that progressive legislation always has an uphill battle...

...voters were attracted to the young challenger's dynamism, charisma, and progressive ideas...

HIV is a progressive disease which the immune response ultimately fails to control.

Progressive illness cut short his career and forced his retirement in 2001.

...a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate...

Word forms

noun
singular: progressive
plural: progressives
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