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āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
progressive
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progressive
01
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛, āĻ āĻā§āĻ°āĻāĻžāĻŽā§
supporting and encouraging positive change and advancement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
He works for a progressive company that prioritizes sustainability and diversity.
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āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ§āĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĻā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
02
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛
advocating for social, political, or economic reform and improvement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Her progressive views on education reform gained widespread support among parents and teachers.
āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻž āĻ¸āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛ āĻŽāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻ¤ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻļāĻŋāĻā§āĻˇāĻāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻŽāĻ§ā§āĻ¯ā§ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻĨāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
03
(of taxes) structured so that the rate rises as income increases
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Progressive taxation helps redistribute wealth.
04
increasing in intensity, seriousness, or severity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Progressive damage to the building required repairs.
05
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛, āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§
gradually increaing in extent or degree
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
They implemented a progressive tax system that increased rates for higher incomes.
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06
(of a game, dance, or sequence) structured so participants change position or role successively through sections
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Players in the card game move in a progressive sequence.
07
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ˛
(grammar) describing a form of a verb that indicates an action is continuing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The teacher explained that the progressive tense is used to describe actions that are ongoing.
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Progressive
01
someone who supports political reform, social progress, and the protection of civil liberties
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The progressive voted for policies promoting environmental protection.
02
a verb tense indicating an action that is ongoing or in progress
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Students practiced writing sentences in the progressive.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
nonprogressive
progressively
progressiveness
progressive
progress
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