progressive

== English == === Alternative forms === prog. (abbreviation) prog (clipping) === 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. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/ (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /pɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/, /pɹoʊ-/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /pɹəˈɡɹesɪv/ (New Zealand) IPA(key): /pɹəˈɡɹesəv/ Rhymes: -ɛsɪv Hyphenation: pro‧gress‧ive === Adjective === progressive (comparative more progressive, superlative most progressive) Favouring or promoting progress; advanced. Gradually advancing in extent; increasing. Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas, or methods. (politics) Liberal. (education) Of or relating to progressive education. (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases. Advancing in severity. (grammar) Continuous. ==== Antonyms ==== regressive (antonym(s) of “advancing in severity”): non-progressive conservative reactionary ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== progress === Noun === progressive (plural progressives) One with liberal or progressive political beliefs. ==== Translations ==== === Noun === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === progressive (plural progressives) Clipping of progressive dinner === Further reading === Raymond Williams (1983), “Progressive”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 243. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.siv/ ~ /pʁɔ.ɡʁe.siv/ === Adjective === progressive feminine singular of progressif == German == === Pronunciation === === Adjective === progressive inflection of progressiv: strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular strong nominative/accusative plural weak nominative all-gender singular weak accusative feminine/neuter singular == Interlingua == === Adjective === progressive (comparative plus progressive, superlative le plus progressive) progressive, gradually increasing, progressing == Italian == === Adjective === progressive feminine plural of progressivo == Latin == === Adjective === prōgressīve vocative masculine singular of prōgressīvus == Swedish == === Adjective === progressive definite natural masculine singular of progressiv