| progress | | |
| n. (act) | 1. advancement, progress | gradual improvement or growth or development.; "advancement of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" |
| ~ forwarding, furtherance, promotion | the advancement of some enterprise.; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" |
| ~ stride | significant progress (especially in the phrase.; "make strides"; "they made big strides in productivity" |
| ~ work flow, workflow | progress (or rate of progress) in work being done. |
| ~ development | act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining.; "he congratulated them on their development of a plan to meet the emergency"; "they funded research and development" |
| n. (act) | 2. advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, procession, progress, progression | the act of moving forward (as toward a goal). |
| ~ movement, move, motion | the act of changing location from one place to another.; "police controlled the motion of the crowd"; "the movement of people from the farms to the cities"; "his move put him directly in my path" |
| ~ push | an effort to advance.; "the army made a push toward the sea" |
| ~ career, life history | the general progression of your working or professional life.; "the general had had a distinguished career"; "he had a long career in the law" |
| ~ march | a steady advance.; "the march of science"; "the march of time" |
| ~ clear sailing, easy going, plain sailing | easy unobstructed progress.; "after we solved that problem the rest was plain sailing" |
| ~ leapfrog | advancing as if in the child's game, by leaping over obstacles or competitors.; "the company still believes the chip is a leapfrog in integration and will pay huge dividends" |
| n. (event) | 3. advance, progress, progression | a movement forward.; "he listened for the progress of the troops" |
| ~ change of location, travel | a movement through space that changes the location of something. |
| ~ headway, head | forward movement.; "the ship made little headway against the gale" |
| v. (change) | 4. advance, come along, come on, get along, get on, progress, shape up | develop in a positive way.; "He progressed well in school"; "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up" |
| ~ climb | improve one's social status.; "This young man knows how to climb the social ladder" |
| ~ leapfrog | progress by large jumps instead of small increments. |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| v. (motion) | 5. advance, go on, march on, move on, pass on, progress | move forward, also in the metaphorical sense.; "Time marches on" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ forge | move ahead steadily.; "He forged ahead" |
| ~ penetrate | make one's way deeper into or through.; "The hikers did not manage to penetrate the dense forest" |
| ~ creep up, sneak up | advance stealthily or unnoticed.; "Age creeps up on you" |
| ~ encroach, impinge, infringe | advance beyond the usual limit. |
| ~ plough on, press on, push on | continue moving forward. |
| ~ string along, string | move or come along. |
| ~ overhaul, overtake, pass | travel past.; "The sports car passed all the trucks" |
| ~ close in, draw in | advance or converge on.; "The police were closing in on him" |
| ~ edge, inch | advance slowly, as if by inches.; "He edged towards the car" |
| ~ rachet up, ratchet, ratchet down | move by degrees in one direction only.; "a ratcheting lopping tool" |
| ~ elapse, glide by, go by, slide by, slip by, slip away, go along, pass, lapse | pass by.; "three years elapsed" |
| v. (change) | 6. build, build up, progress, work up | form or accumulate steadily.; "Resistance to the manager's plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the Indian-Pakistani border" |
| ~ build | develop and grow.; "Suspense was building right from the beginning of the opera" |
| ~ develop | grow, progress, unfold, or evolve through a process of evolution, natural growth, differentiation, or a conducive environment.; "A flower developed on the branch"; "The country developed into a mighty superpower"; "The embryo develops into a fetus"; "This situation has developed over a long time" |
| ~ ramp up, work up, build up, build | bolster or strengthen.; "We worked up courage"; "build up confidence"; "ramp up security in the airports" |
| improve | | |
| v. (change) | 1. ameliorate, amend, better, improve, meliorate | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ alleviate, relieve, palliate, assuage | provide physical relief, as from pain.; "This pill will relieve your headaches" |
| ~ aid, help | improve the condition of.; "These pills will help the patient" |
| ~ revitalize, regenerate | restore strength.; "This food revitalized the patient" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ enrich | make better or improve in quality.; "The experience enriched her understanding"; "enriched foods" |
| ~ build up, develop | change the use of and make available or usable.; "develop land"; "The country developed its natural resources"; "The remote areas of the country were gradually built up" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | get better.; "The weather improved toward evening" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, better | get better.; "The weather improved toward evening" |
| ~ turn around | improve dramatically.; "The new strategy turned around sales"; "The tutor turned around my son's performance in math" |
| ~ help | improve; change for the better.; "New slipcovers will help the old living room furniture" |
| ~ upgrade | to improve what was old or outdated.; "I've upgraded my computer so I can run better software"; "The company upgraded their personnel" |
| ~ condition | put into a better state.; "he conditions old cars" |
| ~ emend | make improvements or corrections to.; "the text was emended in the second edition" |
| ~ iron out, put right, straighten out | settle or put right.; "we need to iron out our disagreements" |
| ~ enhance | make better or more attractive.; "This sauce will enhance the flavor of the meat" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
| ~ reform | make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices.; "reform a political system" |
| ~ reform | improve by alteration or correction of errors or defects and put into a better condition.; "reform the health system in this country" |
| ~ beautify, fancify, prettify, embellish | make more beautiful. |
| ~ build | improve the cleansing action of.; "build detergents" |
| ~ perfect, hone | make perfect or complete.; "perfect your French in Paris!" |
| ~ fine-tune, refine, polish, down | improve or perfect by pruning or polishing.; "refine one's style of writing" |
| ~ distill, make pure, purify, sublimate | remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation.; "purify the water" |
| ~ fructify | make productive or fruitful.; "The earth that he fructified" |
| ~ lift, raise | invigorate or heighten.; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego" |
| ~ advance | develop further.; "We are advancing technology every day" |
| ~ upgrade | give better travel conditions to.; "The airline upgraded me when I arrived late and Coach Class was full" |
| ~ educate | give an education to.; "We must educate our youngsters better" |
| v. (change) | 2. ameliorate, better, improve, meliorate | get better.; "The weather improved toward evening" |
| ~ convalesce, recover, recuperate | get over an illness or shock.; "The patient is recuperating" |
| ~ heal | get healthy again.; "The wound is healing slowly" |
| ~ change state, turn | undergo a transformation or a change of position or action.; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
| ~ see the light, straighten out, reform | change for the better.; "The lazy student promised to reform"; "the habitual cheater finally saw the light" |
| ~ surge | see one's performance improve.; "He levelled the score and then surged ahead" |
| ~ turn around, pick up | improve significantly; go from bad to good.; "Her performance in school picked up" |
| ~ ameliorate, improve, meliorate, amend, better | to make better.; "The editor improved the manuscript with his changes" |
| ~ bounce back, get well, get over | improve in health.; "He got well fast" |
| ~ heal, mend | heal or recover.; "My broken leg is mending" |
| ~ fructify | become productive or fruitful.; "The seeds fructified" |
| ~ upgrade | get better travel conditions.; "I upgraded to First Class when Coach Class was overbooked" |
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