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retrogress
ret·ro·gress R0198900 (rĕt′rə-grĕs′, rĕt′rə-grĕs′)intr.v. ret·ro·gressed, ret·ro·gress·ing, ret·ro·gress·es 1. To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition.2. To go or move backward.
[Latin retrōgradī, *retrōgress- : retrō-, retro- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
ret′ro·gres′sion (-grĕsh′ən) adj.ret′ro·gres′sive adj.re′tro·gres′sive·ly adv.retrogress (ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛs) vb (intr) 1. to go back to an earlier, esp worse, condition; degenerate or deteriorate2. to move backwards; recede3. (Biology) biology to develop characteristics or features of lower or simpler organisms; degenerate[C19: from Latin retrōgressus having moved backwards, from retrōgradī; see retrograde] ˌretroˈgression n ˌretroˈgressive adj ˌretroˈgressively advret•ro•gress (ˌrɛ trəˈgrɛs, ˈrɛ trəˌgrɛs)
v.i. 1. to go backward into an earlier and usu. worse condition. 2. to move backward. [1810–20; < Latin retrōgressus, past participle of retrōgradī to go back or backward] ret`ro•gress′ive, adj. ret`ro•gress′ive•ly, adv. retrogress
Past participle: retrogressed
Gerund: retrogressing
| Imperative |
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| retrogress | | retrogress |
| Present |
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| I retrogress | | you retrogress | | he/she/it retrogresses | | we retrogress | | you retrogress | | they retrogress |
| Preterite |
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| I retrogressed | | you retrogressed | | he/she/it retrogressed | | we retrogressed | | you retrogressed | | they retrogressed |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am retrogressing | | you are retrogressing | | he/she/it is retrogressing | | we are retrogressing | | you are retrogressing | | they are retrogressing |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have retrogressed | | you have retrogressed | | he/she/it has retrogressed | | we have retrogressed | | you have retrogressed | | they have retrogressed |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was retrogressing | | you were retrogressing | | he/she/it was retrogressing | | we were retrogressing | | you were retrogressing | | they were retrogressing |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had retrogressed | | you had retrogressed | | he/she/it had retrogressed | | we had retrogressed | | you had retrogressed | | they had retrogressed |
| Future |
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| I will retrogress | | you will retrogress | | he/she/it will retrogress | | we will retrogress | | you will retrogress | | they will retrogress |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have retrogressed | | you will have retrogressed | | he/she/it will have retrogressed | | we will have retrogressed | | you will have retrogressed | | they will have retrogressed |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be retrogressing | | you will be retrogressing | | he/she/it will be retrogressing | | we will be retrogressing | | you will be retrogressing | | they will be retrogressing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been retrogressing | | you have been retrogressing | | he/she/it has been retrogressing | | we have been retrogressing | | you have been retrogressing | | they have been retrogressing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been retrogressing | | you will have been retrogressing | | he/she/it will have been retrogressing | | we will have been retrogressing | | you will have been retrogressing | | they will have been retrogressing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been retrogressing | | you had been retrogressing | | he/she/it had been retrogressing | | we had been retrogressing | | you had been retrogressing | | they had been retrogressing |
| Conditional |
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| I would retrogress | | you would retrogress | | he/she/it would retrogress | | we would retrogress | | you would retrogress | | they would retrogress |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have retrogressed | | you would have retrogressed | | he/she/it would have retrogressed | | we would have retrogressed | | you would have retrogressed | | they would have retrogressed |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | retrogress - get worse or fall back to a previous conditionregress, retrogradedecline, worsen - grow worse; "Conditions in the slum worsened"fall behind, recede, drop off, fall back, lose - retreat | | 2. | retrogress - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"recidivate, relapse, regress, lapse, fall backretrovert, revert, turn back, regress, return - go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules" |
retrogressverb1. To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one:backslide, lapse, regress, relapse, revert.2. To move in a reverse direction:back, backpedal, backtrack, fall back, retreat, retrocede, retrograde.Idiom: retrace one's steps.3. To move back or away from a point, limit, or mark:ebb, recede, retract, retreat, retrocede, retrograde.Translations
EncyclopediaSeeretrogressionMedicalSeeretrogressiveretrogress
Synonyms for retrogressverb to slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer oneSynonyms- backslide
- lapse
- regress
- relapse
- revert
verb to move in a reverse directionSynonyms- back
- backpedal
- backtrack
- fall back
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
verb to move back or away from a point, limit, or markSynonyms- ebb
- recede
- retract
- retreat
- retrocede
- retrograde
Synonyms for retrogressverb get worse or fall back to a previous conditionSynonymsRelated Words- decline
- worsen
- fall behind
- recede
- drop off
- fall back
- lose
verb go back to bad behaviorSynonyms- recidivate
- relapse
- regress
- lapse
- fall back
Related Words- retrovert
- revert
- turn back
- regress
- return
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