progressed
Saypruh-GREST/pɹəˈɡɹɛst/
- 1Simple past and past participle of progress.
The illness progressed slowly over several months.
Talks between the two sides progressed once both offered concessions.
Note
Nearly every meaning of the verb is intransitive, so the participle usually pairs with have: the disease had progressed, talks have progressed. A passive is possible only with the transitive meaning "to expedite", as in the order was progressed quickly. For the other meanings, write had progressed, not was progressed: an intransitive verb has no passive.
progressed is a form of progress
progress, verb: To go forward or move on, from one place, step or stage to the next, as when a queue moves along or a team goes through to the next round. Full entry
- Forms
- progressprogresses he/she/itprogressing -ing formprogressed past tense, past participle
- Spelling
- progress → progressed: add -ed
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