vt to make progress in; to pass through.
2. progress ·noun in the growth of an animal or plant; increase.
3. progress ·vi to make improvement; to advance.
4. progress ·noun in actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, ·etc.
5. progress ·noun a moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance.
6. progress ·noun in knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school.
7. progress ·noun in business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art.
8. progress ·noun a journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.
9. progress ·noun toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition;
applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress.
10. progress ·vi to make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing.