progressive

See also Progressive

English

Adjective

progressive (comparative more progressive, superlative most progressive)

1. Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
2. Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
3. Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods.

   a progressive politician

   progressive business leadership

4. Of or relating to progressive education.

   a progressive school

5. (of an income tax or other tax) Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
6. Advancing in severity.

   progressive paralysis

7. liberal (politically)

Antonyms

• regressive
• (advancing in severity): non-progressive
• conservative

Related terms

• progress
• progressivity

Translations

Favouring or promoting progress; advanced

Czech: pokrokový (cs) m. German: fortschrittlich (de)

Kurdish: پێشکه‌وتو Romanian: progresist (ro), progresistă (ro) f., avansat (ro) m. and n., înaintat (ro) m. and n. Russian: передовой (ru) (p'er'edovój), прогрессивный (ru) (progressívnyj)

Gradually advancing in extent; increasing

Greek: προοδευτικός (el) Romanian: progresiv (ro) m. and n. Russian: постепенный (postepénnyj), последовательный (poslédovatel’nyj), поступательный (postupátel’nyj), прогрессирующий (progressírujuščij)

Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods

Greek: προοδευτικός (el) Kurdish: پێشکه‌وتو

Romanian: progresist (ro) m. and n., progresistă (ro) f., de progres (ro) m., f., and n. Russian: передовой (peredovój), прогрессивный (progressívnyj)

Of or relating to progressive education

Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases

German: progressiv (de)

Romanian: progresiv (ro) m. and n., progresivă (ro) f. Russian: прогрессивный (ru) (progressívnyj)

Advancing in severity

Norwegian: Norwegian Bokmål: progredierende (no)

Norwegian Nynorsk: progredierande (nn) Russian: прогрессирующий (progr'essírujuš'ij)

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Dutch: progressief

Scottish Gaelic: adhartach

Noun

progressive (plural progressives)

1. A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
2. (grammar) A progressive verb.

Derived terms

• future perfect progressive
• future progressive
• past perfect progressive
• past progressive
• present perfect progressive
• present progressive

Translations

A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government

Icelandic: framfarasinni (is) m. Kurdish: پێشکه‌وتو

Russian: прогрессивный человек, прогрессивный деятель, сторонник прогресса (1), член прогрессивной партии (2)

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Italian

Adjective

progressive f.

1. Feminine plural form of progressivo

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Latin

Adjective

prōgressive

1. vocative masculine singular of prōgressivus