progressive /prә'gresiv/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going
- (adj.) favoring or promoting progress
- (adj.) favoring or promoting reform (often by government action)
Chinese translation
- n. 改革论者, 进步论者
- a. 前进的, 累进的, 进步的
Word details
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Pronunciation
- /prә'gresiv/
- Syllables
- 3
- Exam levels
- CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL
- Frequency
- Zipf 4.34 · Rare
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