progress
verb [I] /prəˈɡres/Definition
B2 to improve or develop in skills, knowledge, etc.: My Spanish never really progressed beyond the stage of being able to order drinks at the bar. → Compare regressMaking progress and advancingBecoming better C2 to continue gradually: As the war progressed more and more countries became involved. We started off talking about the weather and gradually the conversation progressed to politics.Continue and last
(Definition of progress verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- bash on phrasal verb
- carry (sth) on phrasal verb
- cease noun
- cont. adjective
- contd adjective
- hold on/tight idiom
- hold out phrasal verb (SUPPLY OF STH)
- hold up phrasal verb
- hour noun
- in the making idiom
- press on/ahead phrasal verb
- proceed verb
- prolong verb
- prosecute verb (CONTINUE)
- prosecution noun (ACTIVITIES)
- stick to sth phrasal verb
- swerve verb
- the show must go on idiom
- time-tested adjective
- today North America, tomorrow the world idiom
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