Progress1. (n.) A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance
2. (n.) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc.
3. (n.) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.
4. (n.) In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art.
5. (n.) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school.
6. (n.) 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.
7. (n.) A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.
8. (v. i.) To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing.
9. (v. i.) To make improvement; to advance.
10. (v. t.) To make progress in; to pass through.
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