nnoun.actgradual improvement or growth or developmentSynset:advancement
Examples:- advancement of knowledge
- great progress in the arts
Derivationally Related Form:progressadvance
Hypernyms:development
Inherited Hypernyms:advancementdevelopmentimprovementchange of statechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:forwardingfurtherancepromotionstridework flowworkflow
Full Hyponyms:forwardingstridework flow
nnoun.actthe act of moving forward (as toward a goal)Synset:advance advancement forward motion onward motion procession progression
Antonyms:retreat
Derivationally Related Form:proceedprogressadvance
Hypernyms:motion move movement
Inherited Hypernyms:progressmotionchangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:careerclear sailingeasy goingleapfroglife historymarchplain sailingpush
Full Hyponyms:careerleapfrogmarchplain sailingpush
nnoun.eventa movement forwardSynset:advance progression
Examples:- he listened for the progress of the troops
Derivationally Related Form:progressadvance
Hypernyms:change of location travel
Inherited Hypernyms:progresschange of locationmovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:headheadway
vverb.changedevelop in a positive waySynset:advance come along come on get along get on shape up
Examples:- He progressed well in school
- My plants are coming along
- Plans are shaping up
Antonyms:regress
Derivationally Related Form:progressadvance
Hypernyms:develop
Inherited Hypernyms:progressdevelopgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Direct Hyponyms:climbleapfrog
Full Troponyms:climbleapfrog
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s
vverb.motionmove forward, also in the metaphorical senseSynset:advance go on march on move on pass on
Antonyms:recede
Derivationally Related Form:progressprogressionadvancementadvanceradvance
Hypernyms:go locomote move travel
Inherited Hypernyms:advancetravel
Direct Hyponyms:close increep updraw inedgeelapseencroachforgeglide bygo alonggo byimpingeinchinfringelapseoverhaulovertakepasspenetrateplough onpress onpush onrachet upratchetratchet downslide byslip awayslip bysneak upstringstring along
Full Troponyms:clearclose increep upedgeelapseencroachflyforgeget byhoppasspenetratepress onratchetstring
Sentence Frame:Something ---s | Somebody ---s | The water ---s (apply to: advance)
vverb.changeform or accumulate steadilySynset:build build up work up
Examples:- Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly
- Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border
Derivationally Related Form:progress
Hypernyms:develop
Inherited Hypernyms:build updevelopgrowincreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s