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Antonyms for progressing

Grammar : Verb
Spell : noun prog-res, -ruhs or, esp. British, proh-gres; verb pruh-gres
Phonetic Transcription : noun ˈprɒg rɛs, -rəs or, esp. British, ˈproʊ grɛs; verb prəˈgrɛs


Definition of progressing

Origin :
  • late 14c., "a going on, action of walking forward," from Old French progres (Modern French progrès), from Latin progressus "a going forward," from past participle of progredi (see progression).
  • In early use in English especially "a state journey by royalty." Figurative sense of "growth, development, advancement to higher stages" is from c.1600. To be in progress "underway" is attested by 1849. Progress report attested by 1865.
  • verb move forward
  • verb improve, advance
Example sentences :
  • "He is progressing splendidly, Doctor," Professor Maxon had said.
  • Extract from : « The Monster Men » by Edgar Rice Burroughs
  • But Alice, progressing with her toilet, appeared to be little concerned.
  • Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington
  • Tremont looked at the slowly progressing constellations and cursed himself.
  • Extract from : « Satellite System » by Horace Brown Fyfe
  • Things were progressing after this sort when King Pausanias intervened.
  • Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon
  • It may be that not all souls are fallen, but that some are merely in process of progressing to sight.
  • Extract from : « The Prodigal Returns » by Lilian Staveley
  • Our work is progressing; my morning dress is nearly finished.
  • Extract from : « The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 2, August, 1863 » by Various
  • Colombo seems to be progressing, and to have benefited greatly by the railway.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • It had been progressing in the work he had done in the building of his farm.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • The new house was progressing, though it was by no means finished.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine
  • The greater the vigour of both, the more vitally a society is progressing.
  • Extract from : « The Task of Social Hygiene » by Havelock Ellis

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