What does progressive mean?
Definitions for progressive
prəˈgrɛs ɪvpro·gres·sive
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word progressive.
Princeton's WordNet
progressive, progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense(noun)
a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
liberal, liberalist, progressive(adj)
a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
progressive(adj)
favoring or promoting progress
"progressive schools"
progressive, reformist, reform-minded(adj)
favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
progressive(adj)
(of taxes) adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount of income increases
progressive(adj)
gradually advancing in extent
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"
progressive(adj)
advancing in severity
"progressive paralysis"
GCIDE
Progressive(a.)
Favoring improvement, change, progress, or reform, especially in a political context; -- used of people. Contrasted with conservative.
Etymology: [Cf. F. progressif.]
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
progressive(Noun)
A person who actively favors or strives for progress towards improved conditions, as in society or government.
progressive(Noun)
A progressive verb.
progressive(Adjective)
Favouring or promoting progress; advanced.
progressive(Adjective)
Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.
progressive(Adjective)
Promoting or favoring progress towards improved conditions or new policies, ideas or methods.
progressive(Adjective)
Of or relating to progressive education.
a progressive school
progressive(Adjective)
Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases.
progressive(Adjective)
Advancing in severity.
progressive paralysis
progressive(Adjective)
liberal (politically)
Progressive(Noun)
A member or supporter of a Progressive Party.
Progressive(Adjective)
Belonging to or supporting a Progressive Party.
Progressive(Adjective)
Of or pertaining to such a party, its policies, or its membership.
Webster Dictionary
Progressive(adj)
moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; -- opposed to retrograde
Etymology: [Cf. F. progressif.]
Progressive(adj)
improving; as, art is in a progressive state
Etymology: [Cf. F. progressif.]
The Roycroft Dictionary
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
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'progressive' in Adjectives Frequency: #680
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of progressive in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of progressive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of progressive in a Sentence
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.
Education is a progressive discovery of our own ignorance.
Unification is always more progressive than division.
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.
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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Translations for progressive
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- progressista, progressiuCatalan, Valencian
- pokrokovýCzech
- fortschrittlich, progressivGerman
- προοδευτικόςGreek
- progresivoSpanish
- ترقی خواهPersian
- enenevä, progressiivinen, etenevä, edistyksellinen, paheneva, edistysmielinen, edistynyt, lisääntyväFinnish
- progressifFrench
- adhartachScottish Gaelic
- framfarasinniIcelandic
- progressivo, progressistaItalian
- 진보적Korean
- پێشکهوتوKurdish
- ductusLatin
- progredierendeNorwegian
- progressiefDutch
- progredierandeNorwegian Nynorsk
- progressivoPortuguese
- progresist, înaintat, progresiv, avansat, de progres, progresistăRomanian
- поступательный, прогрессивный, прогрессивный деятель, последовательный, передовой, прогрессирующий, постепенный, прогрессивный человекRussian
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