Definitions for progressive
prəˈgrɛs ɪvpro·gres·sive

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense(noun)

   a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going

2. liberal, liberalist, progressive(adj)

   a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

3. progressive(adj)

   favoring or promoting progress

   "progressive schools"

4. progressive, reformist, reform-minded(adj)

   favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)

5. progressive(adj)

   (of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases

6. progressive(adj)

   gradually advancing in extent

7. progressive(adj)

   (of a card game or a dance) involving a series of sections for which the participants successively change place or relative position

   "progressive euchre"; "progressive tournaments"

8. progressive(adj)

   advancing in severity

   "progressive paralysis"

GCIDE(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Progressive(a.)

   Favoring improvement, change, progress, or reform, especially in a political context; -- used of people. Contrasted with conservative.

   Etymology: [Cf. F. progressif.]

2. Progressive(a.)

   Disposed toward adopting new methods in government or education, holding tolerant and liberal ideas, and generally favoring improvement in civic life; -- of towns and communities.

   Etymology: [Cf. F. progressif.]

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. progressive(Noun)

   A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.

2. progressive(Noun)

   A progressive verb.

3. progressive(Adjective)

   Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.

4. progressive(Adjective)

   Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.

5. progressive(Adjective)

   Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods.

6. progressive(Adjective)

   Of or relating to progressive education.

   a progressive school

7. progressive(Adjective)

   Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.

8. progressive(Adjective)

   Advancing in severity.

   progressive paralysis

9. progressive(Adjective)

   liberal (politically)

10. Progressive(Noun)

    A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.

11. Progressive(Adjective)

    Belonging to or supporting a Progressive Party.

12. Progressive(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Progressive(adj)

   moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde

   Etymology: [Cf. F. progressif.]

2. Progressive(adj)

   improving; as, art is in a progressive state

   Etymology: [Cf. F. progressif.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. progressive

   1. A politician who wears his opinions pompadour. 2. An obstructionist who grows fat on conservatism and conversation. 3. A reactionary to whom movement and motion are necessary in order to keep warm, and secure gulps and guzzles. 4. A hungry or unsuccessful person; hence, an explosive, quixotic fellow with empty pockets and a shallow pate. 5. One who has felt the slings and arrows of outrageous success that has come to others. 6. A political piker, who will not play the game according to the rules which he himself devised. 7. One who would recall all decisions that do not uphold his claims. 8. A man who steals a label, and clapping it on himself, thinks that he is It. 9. A plan for going forward by backing up to mob rule. (The first Progressive of whom we know was Judas. The next was Ananias. Lazarus was a Progressive, and had he married the Queen of Sheba he would have changed places with Dives. _E. g._, "This age belongs to the Progressives."--From Kazook's _Confessions of a Popular Lick-Spittle_.)

British National Corpus

1. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'progressive' in Adjectives Frequency: #680

How to pronounce progressive?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of progressive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of progressive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of progressive in a Sentence

1. Ro Khanna:

   I believe deeply that we need Bernie Sanders as President to secure Medicare for All, an infrastructure project for the 21st century, and a $15 minimum wage, but we should acknowledge and respect the work of Secretary Clinton in expanding health insurance to children, in standing up for women's rights as human rights, and in helping achieve a breakthrough nuclear deal with Iran. We will bring progressive change through addition, not subtraction.

2. Will Durant:

   Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.

3. Cometan:

   Unification is always more progressive than division.

4. Tom Slater:

   Things have gotten so bad and everyone has gotten caught up in this, but I don’t see anything liberal—or progressive—in offending free speech.

5. Andrew Cuomo:

   We have a significant Republican population, i'm in my third term, so you can be a progressive and you can win with Democrats and Republicans. So it depends on how its done.

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