ETYM Cf. French progressif.
1. Gradually advancing in extent.
2. Favoring or promoting progress.
3. Advancing in severity.
4. Favoring or promoting reform (often by government action); SYN. reformist.
5. (Of taxes) Adjusted so that the rate increases as the amount increases.
Množina: progressives
A tense of verbs used in describing action that is on-going; SYN. progressive tense, imperfect, imperfect tense, continuous tense.