progressive

adjective

OPAL W

/prəˈɡresɪv/

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in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change
- progressive schools
opposite retrogressive
Extra Examples
- Are you in favour of progressive teaching methods?
- He is progressive, open-minded, and sincerely concerned with civil-rights struggles.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
adverb
- highly
- truly
- very
- …
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happening or developing steadily
- a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce
- a progressive muscular disease
(also continuous)
(grammar) connected with the form of a verb (for example I am waiting or It is raining) that is made from a part of be and the present participle. Progressive forms are used to express an action that continues for a period of time.Topics Languageb1
(of a tax) at a higher percentage as the total amount of money being taxed increases
- Supporters of a progressive income tax argue that it is fairer.
- The government made the tax more progressive, ensuring that higher earners pay more.

Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’.

progressive

noun

/prəˈɡresɪv/

[usually plural]

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a person who is in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change
- political battles between progressives and conservatives
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’.

单词	progressive
释义	progressive adjective OPAL W /prəˈɡresɪv/ /prəˈɡresɪv/ jump to other results in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change progressive schools opposite retrogressive Extra Examples Are you in favour of progressive teaching methods? He is progressive, open-minded, and sincerely concerned with civil-rights struggles. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be adverb highly truly very … See full entry happening or developing steadily a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce a progressive muscular disease (also continuous) (grammar) connected with the form of a verb (for example I am waiting or It is raining) that is made from a part of be and the present participle. Progressive forms are used to express an action that continues for a period of time.Topics Languageb1 (of a tax) at a higher percentage as the total amount of money being taxed increases Supporters of a progressive income tax argue that it is fairer. The government made the tax more progressive, ensuring that higher earners pay more. Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’. progressive noun /prəˈɡresɪv/ /prəˈɡresɪv/ [usually plural] jump to other results a person who is in favour of new ideas, modern methods and change political battles between progressives and conservatives Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French progressif, -ive or medieval Latin progressivus, from progress- ‘gone forward’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’.
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