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progredior

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Latin

Etymology

prō- + gradior (step, walk)

Pronunciation

Verb

prōgredior (present infinitive prōgredī, perfect active prōgressus sum); third conjugation -variant, deponent

  1. to come, go, or march forth, forward or on; advance, proceed
    Synonyms: prōdeō, prōcēdō, prōficiō, aggredior, gradior, incēdō, accēdō, ēvehō, succēdō, subeō, adeō
    Antonyms: facessō, dēcēdō, discēdō, cēdō, dēficiō, concēdō, inclīnō, recēdō, recipiō, referō
  2. (figuratively) to make progress, advance, develop, proceed, go on; advance in age, get older

Conjugation

Old forms are:

  • 2nd person singular imperative future: progredimino
  • infinitive of the 4th conjugation: prōgredīrī
  • active verb forms: prōgrediō

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: progress
  • Italian: progredire
  • Portuguese: progredir
  • Spanish: progresar

References

  • progredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • progredior”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • progredior”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894), Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to march further forward: longius progredi, procedere
    • to make progress in a subject: in aliqua re progressus facere, proficere, progredi
    • to proceed, carry on a discussion logically: ratione et via, via et ratione progredi, disputare (Or. 33. 116)
    • to pass the limit: ultra modum progredi
    • to pass on: ad reliqua pergamus, progrediamur
  • progredior in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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