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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gres•sive (ri gres′iv),USA pronunciation adj. - regressing or tending to regress; retrogressive.
- Developmental Biology[Biol.]of, pertaining to, or effecting regression.
- (of tax) decreasing proportionately with an increase in the tax base.
- Philosophy[Logic.]obtained from or characterized by backward reasoning.
re•gres′sive•ly, adv. re•gres′sive•ness, re•gres•siv•i•ty (rē′gre siv′i tē),USA pronunciation n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: reˈgressive /rɪˈɡrɛsɪv/ adj - regressing or tending to regress
- (of a tax or tax system) levied or graduated so that the rate decreases as the amount taxed increases
- of, relating to, or characteristic of regression
reˈgressively adv reˈgressiveness n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gress /v. rɪˈgrɛs; n. ˈrigrɛs/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to move backward;
go back, esp. to an earlier, worse, or less advanced state or form:For a while the patient was making progress, but now he seems to be regressing. n. [uncountable] - the act of regressing.
re•gres•sion /rɪˈgrɛʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] re•gres•sive /rɪˈgrɛsɪv/USA pronunciation adj. See -gress-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024re•gress (v. ri gres′;n. rē′gres),USA pronunciation v.i. - to move backward;
go back. - to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form.
n. - the act of going back;
return. - the right to go back.
- backward movement or course;
retrogression.
- Latin regressus a returning, going back, equivalent. to re- re- + -gred-, combining form of gradī to step, walk, go + -tus suffix of verb, verbal action, with dt ss
- Middle English regresse (noun, nominal) 1325–75
re•gres′sor, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged revert, retreat, backslide, lapse, ebb.
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