Definitions for Regress
rɪˈgrɛs; ˈri grɛsregress

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. regress, reasoning backwardnoun

   the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence

2. regression, regress, reversion, retrogression, retroversionverb

   returning to a former state

3. regressverb

   go back to a statistical means

4. revert, return, retrovert, regress, turn backverb

   go back to a previous state

   "We reverted to the old rules"

5. regress, retrograde, retrogressverb

   get worse or fall back to a previous condition

6. relapse, lapse, recidivate, regress, retrogress, fall backverb

   go back to bad behavior

   "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. regressnoun

   The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.

   What is the progress or regress of man?

2. regressnoun

   The power or liberty of passing back.

3. regressverb

   To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.

4. regressverb

   To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.

   When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those Y.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Regressnoun

   Passage back; power of passing back.

   Etymology: regrès, Fr. regressus, Latin.

   ’Tis their natural place which they always tend to; and from which there is no progress nor regress. Burnet.

2. To Regressverb

   To go back; to return; to pass back to the former state or place.

   Etymology: regressus, Lat.

   All being forced unto fluent consistences, naturally regress unto their former solidities. Brown.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. regress

   Regress means to return or go back to a previous state, condition, or behavior, often in a way that is negative or less advanced. It can also refer to a situation in which things become worse instead of better, or in scientific terms, a statistical method to determine the strength or nature of the relationship between one dependent variable and a series of other independent variables.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Regressnoun

   the act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression. "The progress or regress of man"

2. Regressnoun

   the power or liberty of passing back

3. Regressverb

   to go back; to return to a former place or state

4. Etymology: [L. regressus, fr. regredi, regressus. See Regrede.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Regress

   rē-gres′, n. passage back: return: power of returning: re-entry.—v.i. to go back: to return to a former place or state: (astron.) to move from east to west.—n. Regres′sion, act of going back or returning.—adj. Regress′ive, going back: returning.—adv. Regress′ively, in a regressive manner: by return. [L. regressus, perf. p. of regredi—re-, back, gradi, gressus, to step, go.]

Matched Categories

1. • Change
   • Reasoning
   • Revert

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Regress in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Regress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Regress in a Sentence

1. George Steiner:

   Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and archive mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement, against that past.

2. Mariana Fulger:

   Nothing exists forever in one shape or another. You say existence – you say transformation, evolution and regress.

3. Tom Wind:

   You never want to see the data regress, but we remain optimistic that we're still on a long-term upward trajectory.

4. Rachel Denber:

   I don't think it's fair to expect countries to have perfect transitions overnight, or maybe even in 24 years (since Soviet disintegration in the region, in 1991). But I do think it's fair to expect them to not regress significantly.

5. Maxwell Frost:

   They want good infrastructure, good union jobs, and they understand that the climate crisis is happening now, young folks want to progress, they don't want to regress.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Regress
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Regress
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Regress
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Regress
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Regress