"progressive" meaning in English

See progressive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /prəˈɡrɛsɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-progressive.wav [UK] Forms: progressive [positive], more progressive [comparative], most progressive [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Something that is progressive has to do with progress.
    Sense id: simple-progressive-en-adj-Tf5z9~fL
  2. In politics, someone who is progressive wants to make things better through new laws and methods.
    Sense id: simple-progressive-en-adj-j7fZdkpS
  3. A progressive tax is a tax that makes the rich pay a much higher amount of their money than the poor.
    Sense id: simple-progressive-en-adj-z1u5TRVq
  4. The progressive aspect is made with a form of the verb "be" and a verb with an "-ing" at the end.
    Sense id: simple-progressive-en-adj-nUikm~dJ Categories (other): Grammar
  5. If a disease is progressive, it begins slowly and gets worse over time.
    Sense id: simple-progressive-en-adj-nbh0FzrN
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