1. (n.) A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance

2. (n.) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc.

3. (n.) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.

4. (n.) In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art.

5. (n.) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school.

6. (n.) Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress.

7. (n.) A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.

8. (v. i.) To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing.

9. (v. i.) To make improvement; to advance.

10. (v. t.) To make progress in; to pass through.

Brownian movement Great Leap Forward about-face accomplishment achieve success advance advancement advancing alchemy ameliorate amelioration amend amendment amplification amplify anabasis angular motion arrive ascend ascending ascent assimilation assumption at work axial motion back back up backflowing backing backward motion be a success bear fruit becoming being done bettering betterment bloom blossom blossoming boost break through broaden broadening budge burgeon burgeoning campaign career change change place change-over circle circuit climb climbing clip come along come on come through commutation commute continualness continuance continuation continue continuity conversion course cover ground crossing current cut a swath descend descending descent develop development developmental change do well downward motion drift driftage driftway ebb ebbing elaboration elevation encouragement endurance enhancement enjoy prosperity enlarge enlargement enrichment eugenics euthenics evolute evolution evolutionary change evolve evolvement evolving excursion expand expansion expedition explication extend extension fare fare forth farewell fetch flight flip-flop flit flow flower flowering flux forge ahead forward motion forwardal forwarding furtherance furthering gain gain ground gait gang gather head gather way get ahead get along get better get on get on swimmingly get on well get over get there get well globe-trotting go go ahead go along go around go far go fast go forward go on go places go round go sideways go well go-ahead going going on gradual change graduate grand tour grow grow better growth gyrate happening have it made headway hie improve improvement in operation in progress in the works increase jaunt journey journeying junket lapse leeway lengthening lick lift locomotion look up maintenance make a breakthrough make a success make good make good time make head against make headway make it make progress make progress against make strides make the scene make up leeway march maturate maturation mature meliorate melioration mellow mend mending motion mount mounting move move along move forward move on move over movement moving natural development natural growth naturalization nonviolent change oblique motion occurring ongoing onrush onward course outing pace package tour pass pass along pass on passage peregrination perk up perpetuation perseverance persistence pick up pickup pilgrimage pleasure trip plunge plunging preferment proceed proceeding proficiency progression progressiveness prolongation promotion prosper protraction