[ˈprəʊɡrɛs], (Noun)

Definitions:
- forward or onward movement towards a destination
(e.g: the darkness did not stop my progress)

- development towards an improved or more advanced condition
(e.g: we are making progress towards equal rights)


Phrases:
- in progress

Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin progressus ‘an advance’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th century and was readopted from American English in the early 19th century

[ˈprəʊɡrɛs], (Verb)

Definitions:
- move forward or onward in space or time
(e.g: as the century progressed the quality of telescopes improved)

- develop towards an improved or more advanced condition
(e.g: work on the pond is progressing)


Phrases:
- in progress

Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun): from Latin progressus ‘an advance’, from the verb progredi, from pro- ‘forward’ + gradi ‘to walk’. The verb became obsolete in British English use at the end of the 17th century and was readopted from American English in the early 19th century