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progress

When used as a noun, "progress" is an uncountable noun. This means you should not use it in the plural form (do not say "progresses") or with "a" (do not say "a progress"). Instead, use phrases like "some progress" or "a lot of progress". Notice that the pronunciation changes depending on the part of speech. When it is a noun, the stress is on the first syllable (PRO-gress). When it is a verb, the stress shifts to the second syllable (pro-GRESS).

💬Casual Conversation

🎬Tuesday afternoon, Ryan is at home while Leo is stuck in a boring history class.

Leo

Yo, did you make any progress on the base or are you just idling?

Ryan

Bet. Just finished the walls.

💡

Leo is checking in on their shared gaming project during school. He uses 'idling' as gaming slang for staying inactive, and Ryan responds with 'bet', a common Gen-Z term used here to confirm that he has indeed been working on it.

Meanings

noun

Forward or onward movement toward a destination or a goal.

"The construction team has made significant progress on the new bridge."

noun

The process of improving or developing over time.

"Medical progress in the last century has saved millions of lives."

verb (intransitive)

To move forward in space or to advance toward a goal.

"The army continued to progress slowly across the desert."

verb (transitive)

To carry out a process or project to completion; to move something forward.

"We need to progress this application to the next stage of review."

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