Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Progress \Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like {Progress},
   n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Progressed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Progressing}.]
   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.

            Let me wipe off this honorable dew, That silverly
            doth progress on thy checks.          --Shak.

            They progress in that style in proportion as their
            pieces are treated with contempt.     --Washington.

            The war had progressed for some time. --Marshall.

   2. To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard.

            If man progresses, art must progress too. --Caird.