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Regress
01
returning to a former state
Grammatical Information
animacy status
abstract
Composition
Compound
uncountable
plural form
regresses
02
the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence
to regress
01
to move back to an earlier pattern of behavior that was problematic, or immature
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
movement verb
regular
present tense
regress
3rd person singular
regresses
present participle
regressing
past simple
regressed
past participle
regressed
Examples
After months of therapy, his anger issues regressed when life stresses overwhelmed his coping skills.
02
get worse or fall back to a previous condition
03
to go back to a previous state or condition
Examples
After a rainy spell, the water levels regressed back to normal heights.
04
go back to a statistical means
