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.