progressive

progressive
1. adjective
1) (gradual) fortschreitend [Verbesserung, Verschlechterung]; schrittweise [Reform]; allmählich [Veränderung, Herannahen, Fortschreiten, Prozess, Besserung]
2) (worsening) schlimmer werdend; (Med.) progressiv
3) (favouring reform; in culture) fortschrittlich; progressiv
4) (Taxation) gestaffelt; progressiv (fachspr.)

progressive tax — Progressivsteuer, die

2. noun
Progressive, der/die
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[-siv]
adjective
1) (developing and advancing by stages: a progressive illness.) fortschreitend
2) (using, or favouring, new methods: progressive education; The new headmaster is very progressive.) fortschrittlich
3) ((grammar) (also continuous) (of a verb tense or form) indicating an activity that is, was, or will be continuing at some period of time: The progressive form of a verb is be + verb-ing (= be + present participle) (eg is working, was waiting, have been dancing).)
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pro·gres·sive
[prə(ʊ)ˈgresɪv, AM prəˈ-]
I. adj
1. (gradual) fortschreitend; (gradually increasing) zunehmend
a \progressive change/increase/decline eine allmähliche Veränderung/Zunahme/ein allmählicher Verfall
a \progressive disease eine fortschreitende Krankheit
2. (reformist) progressiv
\progressive party fortschrittliche Partei
3. (forward-looking) fortschrittlich, progressiv
\progressive education moderne Ausbildung
4. MUS (avant-garde) progressiv
\progressive jazz progressiver Jazz
5. LING (verb form)
\progressive form Verlaufsform f
II. n
1. (reformist) Progressive(r) f(m)
2. LING
the \progressive die Verlaufsform
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[prə'gresɪv]
1. adj
1) (= increasing) zunehmend; disease etc fortschreitend; action allmählich steigernd, fortschreitend; paralysis, taxation progressiv

progressive form/tense (Gram) — Verlaufsform f

2) (= favouring progress) progressiv, fortschrittlich; (MUS) progressiv
2. n
(= person) Progressive(r) mf
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progressive [prəʊˈɡresıv]
A adj
1. progressiv, fortschrittlich (Person oder Sache) (beide auch POL):
progressive party Fortschrittspartei f;
progressive jazz progressiver Jazz
2. progressiv, fortschreitend, fortlaufend, sich weiterentwickelnd:
a progressive step fig ein Schritt nach vorn;
progressive assembly (oder operations pl) TECH fließende Fertigung, Fließbandmontage f;
progressive scanning TV Zeile-für-Zeile-Abtastung f;
progressive wave MATH, PHYS fortschreitende Welle
3. vorwärtsgerichtet, (allmählich) vorrückend:
progressive movement Vorwärtsbewegung f
4. progressiv, gestaffelt:
progressive tax WIRTSCH Progressivsteuer f;
progressive total Staffelsumme f
5. (fort)laufend (Nummern etc)
6. zunehmend, fortschreitend (Verschlechterung etc), besonders MED auch progressiv (Lähmung etc)
7. LING progressiv:
progressive assimilation Anpassung f an den vorangehenden Konsonanten;
progressive form Verlaufsform f
B s Progressive(r) m/f(m), Fortschrittler(in) (beide auch POL)
prog. abk
1. program (programme) Progr.
2. progress
3. progressive
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1. adjective
1) (gradual) fortschreitend [Verbesserung, Verschlechterung]; schrittweise [Reform]; allmählich [Veränderung, Herannahen, Fortschreiten, Prozess, Besserung]
2) (worsening) schlimmer werdend; (Med.) progressiv
3) (favouring reform; in culture) fortschrittlich; progressiv
4) (Taxation) gestaffelt; progressiv (fachspr.)

progressive tax — Progressivsteuer, die

2. noun
Progressive, der/die
* * *
adj.
fortschrittlich adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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