TOP

Definition of progressive adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    progressive

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//prəˈɡrɛsɪv//
     
     
    jump to other results
  1. 1in favor of new ideas, modern methods, and change progressive schools opposite retrogressive
  2. 2happening or developing steadily a progressive reduction in the size of the workforce a progressive muscular disease
  3. 3(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.
progressivism
 
jump to other results
NAmE//prəˈɡrɛsɪˌvɪzəm//
 
noun [uncountable] political progressivismSee progressive in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Check pronunciation: progressive

Other results

All matches

Nearby words