progressed

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progressed - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Progress \Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like Progress,
     n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Progressed; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Progressing.]
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     1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue
        onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as,
        railroads are progressing. "As his recovery progressed."
        --Thackeray.
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              Let me wipe off this honorable dew,
              That silverly doth progress on thy checks. --Shak.
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              They progress in that style in proportion as their
              pieces are treated with contempt.     --Washington.
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              The war had progressed for some time. --Marshall.
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     2. To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard.
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              If man progresses, art must progress too. --Caird.
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