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.

Progress \Prog"ress\ (?; 277), n. [L. progressus, from progredi,
   p. p. progressus, to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi
   to step, go: cf. F. progr[`e]s. See {Grade}.]

Progress \Prog"ress\ (?; see {Progress}, v. i.), v. t.
   To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.] --Milton.

Source : WordNet®

progress
     v 1: develop in a positive way; "He progressed well in school";
          "My plants are coming along"; "Plans are shaping up"
          [syn: {come on}, {come along}, {advance}, {get on}, {get
          along}, {shape up}] [ant: {regress}]
     2: move forward, also in the metaphorical sense; "Time marches
        on" [syn: {advance}, {pass on}, {move on}, {march on}, {go
        on}] [ant: {recede}]
     3: form or accumulate steadily; "Resistance to the manager's
        plan built up quickly"; "Pressure is building up at the
        Indian-Pakistani border" [syn: {build up}, {work up}, {build}]

progress
     n 1: gradual improvement or growth or development; "advancement
          of knowledge"; "great progress in the arts" [syn: {advancement}]
     2: the act of moving forward toward a goal [syn: {progression},
         {procession}, {advance}, {advancement}, {forward motion},
         {onward motion}]
     3: a movement forward; "he listened for the progress of the
        troops" [syn: {progression}, {advance}]