regress
verb/rɪˈɡres/
/rɪˈɡres/
[intransitive] (formal, usually disapproving)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they regress | /rɪˈɡres/ /rɪˈɡres/ |
| he / she / it regresses | /rɪˈɡresɪz/ /rɪˈɡresɪz/ |
| past simple regressed | /rɪˈɡrest/ /rɪˈɡrest/ |
| past participle regressed | /rɪˈɡrest/ /rɪˈɡrest/ |
| -ing form regressing | /rɪˈɡresɪŋ/ /rɪˈɡresɪŋ/ |
- regress (to something) to return to an earlier or less advanced form or way of behavingWord Originlate Middle English (as a noun): from Latin regressus, from regredi ‘go back, return’, from re- ‘back’ + gradi ‘walk’.
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