--- title: P — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 63 description: The 1498 words of the English dictionary under P, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/page/63/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / P # P — The English dictionary · page 63 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* A job that needs special training or learning, such as being a doctor, teacher or lawyer.[↗](../../profession/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She chose the profession of teacher.[↗](../../profession/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Her father's profession was baking.[↗](../../profession/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What profession would you like to follow?[↗](../../profession/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **professional** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Doing a job or sport for money, as your work, not just for fun.[↗](../../professional/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "a professional footballer".[↗](../../professional/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Doing a job that needs special training, like a doctor, teacher or lawyer.[↗](../../professional/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Done very well and carefully, as an expert would do it.[↗](../../professional/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* As a noun, a person who does a job as their work or with great skill.[↗](../../professional/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My cousin wants to be a professional basketball player.[↗](../../professional/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A doctor is a professional who has trained for many years.[↗](../../professional/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The poster looks very professional.[↗](../../professional/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If a gas pipe leaks, call a professional.[↗](../../professional/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She turned professional when she was eighteen.[↗](../../professional/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher is a true professional.[↗](../../professional/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Professional footballers train every day.[↗](../../professional/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It is for professional students of folk-lore to study the original documents for themselves.[↗](../../professional/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **professionally** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* As a job for money, not just as a hobby: «She sings professionally.».[↗](../../professionally/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In a skilled, careful, polite way, as a good worker should: «He handled the angry customer professionally.».[↗](../../professionally/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* By an expert: «The photos were professionally taken.».[↗](../../professionally/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle plays football professionally in Scotland.[↗](../../professionally/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse spoke to us calmly and professionally.[↗](../../professionally/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school photos were taken professionally.[↗](../../professionally/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to dance professionally when she grows up.[↗](../../professionally/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The kitchen was professionally cleaned after the flood.[↗](../../professionally/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Even when the crowd booed, the referee acted professionally.[↗](../../professionally/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **professor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A professor is a senior teacher at a university, often an expert in one subject.[↗](../../professor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (US) A professor is any university teacher.[↗](../../professor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In stories, «the professor» is often a clever, sometimes absent-minded scientist.[↗](../../professor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My aunt is a professor of chemistry.[↗](../../professor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Professor Lee teaches at the university.[↗](../../professor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The professor explained the experiment.[↗](../../professor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the cartoon, the mad professor built a robot.[↗](../../professor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She wants to be a professor one day.[↗](../../professor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The professor wrote a book about dinosaurs.[↗](../../professor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ask the professor your question.[↗](../../professor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The professor forgot his glasses again.[↗](../../professor/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Professor Huxley thinks there are none.[↗](../../professor/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Evans and Professor Minders Petrie have shown that certain linear characters which (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../professor/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **proffer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) To hold something out to someone so that they can take it; to offer.[↗](../../proffer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) To offer advice, help or an explanation.[↗](../../proffer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He proffered his hand in friendship.[↗](../../proffer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She proffered a cup of tea to the visitor.[↗](../../proffer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The waiter proffered the menu.[↗](../../proffer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Rat proffered a sandwich to the hungry Mole.[↗](../../proffer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He proffered his advice, but nobody listened.[↗](../../proffer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The boy proffered an apology for the broken window.[↗](../../proffer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **proficiency** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A high level of skill or ability in something.[↗](../../proficiency/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A test or badge showing that you have reached a certain level: «a swimming proficiency badge».[↗](../../proficiency/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She showed great proficiency in French.[↗](../../proficiency/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I passed my cycling proficiency test at school.[↗](../../proficiency/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The swimming club gives proficiency badges.[↗](../../proficiency/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Proficiency in reading helps with every subject.[↗](../../proficiency/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His proficiency on the violin grew with practice.[↗](../../proficiency/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The test measures your proficiency in English.[↗](../../proficiency/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **proficient** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Good at something because of practice and training; skilled.[↗](../../proficient/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* She is a proficient swimmer.[↗](../../proficient/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal, in reports) Having reached the expected level in a subject: «proficient in reading».[↗](../../proficient/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After a year of lessons, she became a proficient swimmer.[↗](../../proficient/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · You must be proficient at maths to join the club.[↗](../../proficient/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He is proficient in three languages.[↗](../../proficient/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The report says I am proficient in reading.[↗](../../proficient/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A proficient cyclist always signals before turning.[↗](../../proficient/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It takes practice to become proficient at the piano.[↗](../../proficient/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She is highly proficient with a computer.[↗](../../proficient/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **profile** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A profile is the side view of a face or head, especially its outline.[↗](../../profile/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A profile is a short description of a person, place or company, telling the main facts about them.[↗](../../profile/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* On a website, app or game, your profile is the page with your name, picture and information.[↗](../../profile/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To profile someone is to write or collect a description of them; in police work it means guessing what kind of person did a crime.[↗](../../profile/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «Keep a low profile» means try not to be noticed; a «high profile» means being well known.[↗](../../profile/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She drew her friend's face in profile.[↗](../../profile/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Set your profile to private so strangers cannot see it.[↗](../../profile/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His profile picture was a cartoon cat.[↗](../../profile/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The newspaper wrote a profile of the new head teacher.[↗](../../profile/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The famous footballer is keeping a low profile after the match.[↗](../../profile/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew a profile of the river from its source to the sea.[↗](../../profile/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a high-profile case on the news.[↗](../../profile/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Never put your home address on your profile.[↗](../../profile/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **profit** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Profit is the money you have left after you take away what you spent from what you earned.[↗](../../profit/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To profit is to make money from something.[↗](../../profit/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To profit from something can mean to gain or learn something good from it.[↗](../../profit/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Profit can also mean a benefit or good result, not only money.[↗](../../profit/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We sold lemonade and made a profit of $12.[↗](../../profit/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cakes cost £10 to make and sold for £25, so the profit was £15.[↗](../../profit/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If you sell it for less than it cost, you make a loss, not a profit.[↗](../../profit/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop's profits went up this year.[↗](../../profit/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone can profit from reading more.[↗](../../profit/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The charity profited from the school's fun run.[↗](../../profit/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Work out the total profit from the bake sale.[↗](../../profit/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He sold his old bike at a profit.[↗](../../profit/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Evil companions bring more hurt than profit.[↗](../../profit/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Judah said unto his brethren: 'What profit is it if we slay our brother and conceal his blood?[↗](../../profit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.37.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../profit/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And Esau said: 'Behold, I am at the point to die; and what profit shall the birthright do to me?'[↗](../../profit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.25.32, JPS 1917)[↗](../../profit/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, ye trust in lying words, that cannot profit.[↗](../../profit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.7.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../profit/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; but righteousness delivereth from death.[↗](../../profit/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.10.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../profit/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · What profit hath he that worketh in that he laboureth?[↗](../../profit/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.3.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../profit/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **profitable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Bringing in money or some good; helpful and worth doing.[↗](../../profitable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Selling cakes at the fair was profitable.[↗](../../profitable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It is profitable to keep bees for honey.[↗](../../profitable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The messenger hoped for a profitable office.[↗](../../profitable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Can a man be profitable unto God?[↗](../../profitable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.22.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../profitable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Or can he that is wise be profitable unto Him?[↗](../../profitable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.22.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../profitable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Who hath fashioned a god, or molten an image that is profitable for nothing?[↗](../../profitable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.44.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../profitable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **profound** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Profound means very great or very strong, like a profound effect or profound sadness.[↗](../../profound/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Profound means showing deep thinking and understanding.[↗](../../profound/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (medicine) Profound deafness means being almost completely deaf.[↗](../../profound/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The book had a profound effect on me.[↗](../../profound/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a profound silence in the hall.[↗](../../profound/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · «Why are we here?» is a profound question.[↗](../../profound/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The war caused profound changes.[↗](../../profound/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma said something profound about kindness.[↗](../../profound/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My cousin has profound hearing loss.[↗](../../profound/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · You are of a poetical nature, as it is called--I, on the contrary, possess profound knowledge and inexhaustible wit.[↗](../../profound/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **profoundly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very deeply or greatly: «profoundly grateful», «profoundly changed».[↗](../../profoundly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (health) Very severely, especially about hearing: «profoundly deaf» means hearing very little or nothing.[↗](../../profoundly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In a wise, deep-thinking way: «He spoke profoundly about life.».[↗](../../profoundly/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The war profoundly changed the town.[↗](../../profoundly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We were profoundly grateful for the neighbours' help.[↗](../../profoundly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend is profoundly deaf and uses sign language.[↗](../../profoundly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The film moved her profoundly.[↗](../../profoundly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Inventing the wheel profoundly affected how people lived.[↗](../../profoundly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The two cats are profoundly different in character.[↗](../../profoundly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **profuse** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Coming or given in very large amounts, pouring out: «profuse bleeding», «profuse sweating».[↗](../../profuse/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Given very freely and many times: «profuse apologies», «profuse thanks».[↗](../../profuse/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Growing thickly and in great numbers: «profuse flowers».[↗](../../profuse/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He made profuse apologies for breaking the window.[↗](../../profuse/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Profuse bleeding needs firm pressure and a grown-up to call for help.[↗](../../profuse/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The roses grew in profuse bunches over the wall.[↗](../../profuse/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the race she was covered in profuse sweat.[↗](../../profuse/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The visitors gave profuse thanks for the meal.[↗](../../profuse/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tree has profuse white blossom in spring.[↗](../../profuse/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **profusely** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In great amounts; very much, plenty, more than enough.[↗](../../profusely/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* They thanked him profusely.[↗](../../profusely/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Flowers grew profusely in the meadow.[↗](../../profusely/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She apologised profusely for being late.[↗](../../profusely/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In their streets they gird themselves with sackcloth; on their housetops, and in their broad places, every one howleth, weeping profusely.[↗](../../profusely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.15.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../profusely/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **profusion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A very large amount of something, more than enough; «in profusion» means in great quantity.[↗](../../profusion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The roses grew in profusion along the wall.[↗](../../profusion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Cloaks were offered in profusion.[↗](../../profusion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The orchard was full of apples in profusion.[↗](../../profusion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a profusion of toys at the party.[↗](../../profusion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **progenitor** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) A person or animal from whom others are descended, an ancestor: «the progenitor of the family».[↗](../../progenitor/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal) A person or thing that starts a movement, idea or style; a founder or first model: «the progenitor of rock music».[↗](../../progenitor/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (science) A cell or living thing that later things develop from.[↗](../../progenitor/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He was the progenitor of a long line of farmers.[↗](../../progenitor/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The wolf is the progenitor of all pet dogs.[↗](../../progenitor/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some call that band the progenitor of punk music.[↗](../../progenitor/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists study progenitor cells that grow into blood cells.[↗](../../progenitor/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Adam is called the progenitor of humankind in the Bible.[↗](../../progenitor/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Wright brothers' plane was the progenitor of every modern aircraft.[↗](../../progenitor/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Many offspring or derivations came from the latter three, as their progenitors, as it is explained afterwards in the chapter.[↗](../../progenitor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../progenitor/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **progeny** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The children or young of a parent; the offspring of a person or animal.[↗](../../progeny/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old fox and her progeny ran through the wood.[↗](../../progeny/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The snail pair had a numerous progeny.[↗](../../progeny/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our hen's progeny were five chicks.[↗](../../progeny/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The king hoped his progeny would rule after him.[↗](../../progeny/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **prognosticate** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To foretell what will happen in the future, often from signs or special knowledge.[↗](../../prognosticate/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The wise woman prognosticated a long winter.[↗](../../prognosticate/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The seer prognosticated a great future for the boy.[↗](../../prognosticate/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody can prognosticate the weather exactly.[↗](../../prognosticate/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The old men prognosticated rain from the red sky.[↗](../../prognosticate/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **prognosticator** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A person who predicts what will happen in the future, here by watching the stars.[↗](../../prognosticator/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels; let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee.[↗](../../prognosticator/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.47.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../prognosticator/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **program** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A program is a set of instructions that tells a computer what to do.[↗](../../program/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To program means to write these instructions.[↗](../../program/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In American English, a program is also a show on TV or radio, a plan of activities, or a booklet at a show (British: programme).[↗](../../program/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We wrote a program to make the robot move.[↗](../../program/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you program the oven to start at six?[↗](../../program/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · This program helps you learn spelling.[↗](../../program/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My favourite TV program is on tonight.[↗](../../program/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She joined an after-school art program.[↗](../../program/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The program crashed, so I restarted the computer.[↗](../../program/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He loves programming games.[↗](../../program/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **programme** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A show on TV or radio.[↗](../../programme/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A plan of activities: a training programme.[↗](../../programme/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A booklet telling you what happens at a play, concert or match.[↗](../../programme/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (verb) To plan or set up something, or to make a machine do something automatically.[↗](../../programme/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My favourite programme is on at six.[↗](../../programme/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The school has a reading programme.[↗](../../programme/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought a programme at the football match.[↗](../../programme/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The play's programme listed all the actors.[↗](../../programme/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I programmed the oven to switch on.[↗](../../programme/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The space programme sent people to the Moon.[↗](../../programme/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The last item on the programme was a grand display of fireworks, to be let off exactly at midnight.[↗](../../programme/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **programmer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A programmer is a person who writes computer programs: instructions that tell a computer what to do.[↗](../../programmer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A programmer can also be a person who plans programmes for TV or radio.[↗](../../programmer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My mum is a programmer who makes apps.[↗](../../programmer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Programmers write code.[↗](../../programmer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We were programmers in computing class today.[↗](../../programmer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The game was made by a team of programmers.[↗](../../programmer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A programmer fixes bugs in the code.[↗](../../programmer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He wants to be a games programmer.[↗](../../programmer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Programmers use loops and variables.[↗](../../programmer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The programmer tested the program carefully.[↗](../../programmer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **progress** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Progress is moving forward or getting better at something over time.[↗](../../progress/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Progress is also movement towards a place.[↗](../../progress/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To progress is to move forward, develop or improve.[↗](../../progress/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «In progress» means happening now and not finished yet.[↗](../../progress/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You've made great progress with your reading this term.[↗](../../progress/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Work in progress — please don't touch\![↗](../../progress/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The climbers made slow progress up the snowy mountain.[↗](../../progress/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · My progress report said I'm good at maths.[↗](../../progress/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · As the story progresses, the hero gets braver.[↗](../../progress/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Medicine has made huge progress in the last hundred years.[↗](../../progress/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The game is in progress, so please wait.[↗](../../progress/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The beaming Morning Star beheld how the work progressed.[↗](../../progress/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Astle, The Origin and Progress of Writing, London 1784, p. 41: rhu\![↗](../../progress/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") ', IX, 354, 439).[↗](../../progress/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") \<)r he could have meant Jewish astronomers like JIashallah, who was called by Abraham ibn Eira an Indian sage (mr; Din) (see M. 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