progressive

Sociology

(adjective)

Favoring or promoting progress; advanced.

Related Terms

  • religious right
  • kulturkampf
  • socialism
  • revolution
Economics

(adjective)

Increasing in rate as the taxable amount increases

Related Terms

  • regressive
  • globalization

(adjective)

Gradually advancing in extent; increasing.

Related Terms

  • regressive
  • globalization

Examples of progressive in the following topics:

  • Verbal Aspect: Simple, Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive

  • The "50s Doo-Wop" Progression

  • The "Singer/Songwriter" Progression

  • The "Puff" Progression

  • The Blues Progression

  • The Lament Progression

  • Plagal Progressions

  • Decouple Publicity Events from Project Progress

  • The Circle-of-Fifths Progression (In Minor)

  • Verbal Aspect: Simple, Progressive, Perfect, and Perfect Progressive

    • There are four main aspects: simple, progressive, perfect, and perfect progressive.
    • The progressive form expresses continuous actions that happen over a period of time.
    • Future progressive verbs express actions that will begin in the future and be continuous.
    • The perfect progressive, just as you would expect, is a combination of the perfect and progressive aspects.
    • Perfect progressive refers to the completed portion of an ongoing action.
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