PROGRESS

prog·ress /n. ˈprɒgrɛs, -rəs or, especially Brit., ˈproʊgrɛs; v. prəˈgrɛs/ Pronunciation Key – Show Spelled Pronunciation[n. prog-res, -ruhs or, especially Brit., proh-gres; v. pruh-gres]

–noun

1.	a movement toward a goal or to a further or higher stage: the progress of a student toward a degree.

2.	developmental activity in science, technology, etc., esp. with reference to the commercial opportunities created thereby or to the promotion of the material well-being of the public through the goods, techniques, or facilities created.

3.	advancement in general.

4.	growth or development; continuous improvement: He shows progress in his muscular coordination.

5.	the development of an individual or society in a direction considered more beneficial than and superior to the previous level.

6.	Biology. increasing differentiation and perfection in the course of ontogeny or phylogeny.

7.	forward or onward movement: the progress of the planets.

8.	the forward course of action, events, time, etc.