PROGRESS

Definitions

1. 1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance; specifically:
2. 2. In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc.
3. 3. In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.
4. 4. In business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art.
5. 5. In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school.
6. 6. Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress.
7. 7. A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions. The king being returned from his progresse. Evelyn.