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   progressive

   /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. happening or developing gradually or in stages: "a progressive decline in popularity" Similar continuingcontinuousincreasinggrowingdevelopingongoingintensifyingacceleratingescalatinggradualstep by stepcumulative
   • ▪ (of a medical condition) increasing in severity: "progressive liver failure"
   • ▪ (of taxation or a tax) increasing as a proportion of the sum taxed as that sum increases: "steeply progressive income taxes"
   • 2. (of a person or idea) favouring social reform: "a relatively progressive Minister of Education"
   • ▪ favouring change or innovation: "the most progressive art school in Britain" Similar liberalreformingreformistmodernadvancedforward-lookingforward-thinkinggo-aheadenlightenedenterprisinginnovativenewdynamicavant-gardemodernisticdisruptiveradicalleft-wingrevolutionaryrevisionistprogressivistfreethinkingpolitically correctPCinformal:wokeright-onOpposite conservativereactionary
   • ▪ relating to or denoting a style of rock music popular especially in the 1970s and characterized by classical influences, the use of keyboard instruments, and lengthy compositions: "classic progressive albums"
   • 3. denoting an aspect or tense of a verb that expresses an action in progress, e.g. am writing, was writing.
   • 4. (of a card game or dance) involving a series of sections for which participants successively change place or relative position.
   • 5. engaging in or constituting forward motion. technical

   noun

   • 1. an advocate of social reform: "people tend to present themselves either as progressives or traditionalists on this issue"
   • 2. a progressive tense or aspect: "the present progressive"
   • 3. each of a set of proofs of colour work, showing all the colours separately and the cumulative effect of overprinting them.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward’, from the verb progredi (see progress).

   Derivatives

   • 1. progressiveness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › progressiveProgressive Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of PROGRESSIVE is of, relating to, or characterized by progress. How to use progressive in a sentence.

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   Progressive definition: favoring or advocating progress, change, improvement, or reform, as opposed to wishing to maintain things as they are, especially in political matters. See examples of PROGRESSIVE used in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPROGRESSIVE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   PROGRESSIVE definition: 1. developing or happening gradually: 2. A progressive medical condition continues to develop, or…. Learn more.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROGRESSIVE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   PROGRESSIVE meaning: 1. developing or happening gradually: 2. A progressive medical condition continues to develop, or…. Learn more.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ProgressiveProgressive - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties. synonyms: liberal, liberalist. see more. adjective. advancing in severity. “ progressive paralysis”. synonyms: active. tending to become more severe or wider in scope.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPROGRESSIVE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A progressive change happens gradually over a period of time. One prominent symptom of the disease is progressive loss of memory. ...the progressive development of a common foreign and security policy. Synonyms: growing, continuing, increasing, developing More Synonyms of progressive.

8. www.thefreedictionary.com › progressiveProgressive - definition of progressive by The Free Dictionary

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   1. advocating progress or reform, esp. in political and social matters. 2. employing or advocating more liberal ideas, new methods, etc.: a progressive community. 3. noting or characterized by progress, progression, reform, innovation, etc. 4. ( cap.) of or pertaining to a Progressive Party.

9. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPROGRESSIVE definition | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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   PROGRESSIVE meaning: 1. thinking or behaving in a new or modern way: 2. developing or happening gradually: 3…. Learn more.

10. en.m.wiktionary.org › wiki › progressiveprogressive - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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    Jun 17, 2024 · progressive (plural progressives) A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government. ( grammar) A progressive verb; a verb used in the progressive tense and (in English) generally conjugated to end in -ing.

11. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishprogressive adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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    happening or developing steadily. a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce. a progressive muscular disease. (also continuous) (grammar) connected with the form of a verb (for example I am waiting or It is raining) that is made from a part of be and the present participle.