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title: progress — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «progress» in the school dictionary: Progress is moving forward or getting better at something over time. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# progress

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**Who acts:** Progress, You, your, climbers, progress report, I · **What happens:** move forward, get, be, develop, improve, mean · **To what, where:** something, movement, great progress, slow progress, maths, Medicine · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«progress» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [progress in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/progress.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Progress is moving forward or getting better at something over time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:m1:1
# text = Progress is moving forward or getting better at something over time.
1	Progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	moving	move	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move forward** | present · progressive | Progress |  |  |  |  | forward *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | gerund | Progress *not said here* |  |  | something |  | good *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Progress is also movement towards a place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:m2:1
# text = Progress is also movement towards a place.
1	Progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Progress | movement |  |  |  | towards a place | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To progress is to move forward, develop or improve.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:m3:1
# text = To progress is to move forward, develop or improve.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	develop	develop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	improve	improve	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | forward, move *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **develop** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **improve** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«In progress» means happening now and not finished yet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:m4:1
# text = «In progress» means happening now and not finished yet.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	happening	happen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	_
7	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
11	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | progress |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **happen** *not said to happen* | gerund | progress *not said here* |  |  |  | now |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **finish** | participle | progress *not said here* |  |  |  | yet |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You've made great progress with your reading this term.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:x1:1
# text = You've made great progress with your reading this term.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	det	_	_
10	term	term	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · perfect | You | great progress |  |  |  | with your reading; this term *obl:unmarked* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent progress=Product |
| 2 | **read** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom reading «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Work in progress — please don't touch!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:x2:1
# text = Work in progress — please don't touch!
1	Work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	discourse	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	—	-	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	_
6	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	touch	touch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **touch** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The climbers made slow progress up the snowy mountain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:x3:1
# text = The climbers made slow progress up the snowy mountain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	climbers	climber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	snowy	snowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the climbers | slow progress |  |  |  | up the snowy mountain | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset progress=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My progress report said I'm good at maths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:x4:1
# text = My progress report said I'm good at maths.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | My progress report |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  | maths |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **report** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As the story progresses, the hero gets braver.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:x5:1
# text = As the story progresses, the hero gets braver.
1	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	progresses	progress	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	braver	brave	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **progress** | present | the story |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | present | the hero |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Medicine has made huge progress in the last hundred years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:x6:1
# text = Medicine has made huge progress in the last hundred years.
1	Medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · perfect · passive |  | Medicine |  |  | year |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary progress=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The game is in progress, so please wait.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:x7:1
# text = The game is in progress, so please wait.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	progress	progress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	please	please	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	_
9	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the game |  |  | progress |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wait** | infinitive | progress *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beaming Morning Star beheld how the work progressed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:progress:x8:1
# text = The beaming Morning Star beheld how the work progressed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beaming	beaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	Morning	Morning	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Star	Star	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	beheld	behold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	progressed	progress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behold** | past | the beaming |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **progress** | past | the work |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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