progressive Значение & определение

Значение на progressive на български

• 0 developing or happening gradually:

  • There's been a progressive decline in the standard of living over the past few years.

  • a progressive disease

• 1 Progressive ideas or systems are new and modern, encouraging change in society or in the way that things are done:

  • progressive ideas/attitudes

  • The left of the party is pressing for a more progressive social policy.

  • a progressive school

• 2 A progressive tax system is one in which the rate of tax is higher on larger amounts of money.

• 3 The progressive form of a verb is used to show that the action is continuing. It is formed with the verb "be" followed by the present participle (= -ing form of the verb):

  • "He's working hard at the moment" is an example of the present progressive form of the verb "work".

  • "I was eating when the phone rang" is an example of the past progressive.

• 4 used to describe a lens (= a curved piece of glass) that allows you to see things clearly at different distances:

  • Progressive lenses provide vision correction for both near and distance prescriptions, but in a single lens.

  • They sell many types of glasses: rimless, progressive, tinted and so on.

• 5 a person who supports new ideas and social change, especially one who belongs to a political party

• 6 glasses with special lenses that let you see things clearly at different distances:

  • Are those glasses progressives?

  • An eye-care professional can prescribe progressives with a focus that's appropriate for you.

• 7 A progressive disease is one that gets increasingly worse.

  • She worked for women’s rights, labor reforms, and other progressive causes.

• 8 developing or happening gradually:

  • There's been a progressive decline in the standard of living over the last decade.

  • Lomax promised 'a progressive return to our underlying growth rate' of 20% a year.

• 9 used to describe ideas or systems that are new and modern, and that encourage change and development:

  • We're looking for progressive ideas to move the company forward.

  • progressive management practices

  • The company leadership has politically progressive views.

• 10 used to describe an economic system in which more advantages, especially tax advantages, are given to people with less money than to people with more money:

  • The party says it will introduce a more progressive Budget.