progression
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progression
- /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃn̩/ UK
- /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃən/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English progressioun, from Old French progression and its etymon Latin prōgressiō. By surface analysis, progress + -ion.
noun progressions
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The act of moving from one thing to another.
Make a natural progression from player to coach
Similar: swing
- The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward. The lowest risk for kidney disease progression seemed to be at levels of current systolic blood pressure of 110 to 129 mm Hg.
- A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
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Development, increase, evolution.
Similar: swing
- A chord progression.
- The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.
Similar: sequence · Opposite: regress, retrogression
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: progress, advance, advancement, forward motion, onward motion, patterned advance, advancing, promotion, headway, improvement, development, increment, gain, breakthrough, achievement, escalation
noun
Similar: sequence · Opposite: regress, retrogression
Translations
Every language
noun moving from one thing to another
| Español | progresión |
|---|---|
| Français | progression |
| Deutsch | Fortschreiten, Verlauf, Fortschritt, Vorwärtsbewegung |
| Ελληνικά | πρόοδος próodos, προχώρηση prochórisi |
| Русский | продвижение prodviženije |
noun mathematical sequence
| Español | progresión |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 数列 shùliè |
| Português | progressão |
| Deutsch | Progression, Reihe, Folge, Fortschreitung, Fortschreibung, Sequenz |
| Italiano | progressione |
| Ελληνικά | πρόοδος próodos |
| Русский | прогре́ссия progréssija |
| العربية | مُتَتَالِيَة mutatāliya |
noun evolution
| Español | progresión |
|---|---|
| Português | progressão |
| Français | progression |
| Deutsch | Entwicklung, Steigerung, Zunahme, Weiterentwicklung, Vorankommen |
| Italiano | progressione |
| Русский | развитие razvitije |
Talk about this word "progression." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/progression. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. progression. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/progression "progression." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/progression.Cite this
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title = {progression},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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