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What is the verb for progress?

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progress
  1. (intransitive) to move, go, or proceed forward; to advance.
  2. (intransitive) to improve; to become better or more complete.
  3. (transitive) To move (something) forward; to advance, to expedite.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “We would progress toward the summit while enjoying the magnificent views surrounding us.”
      “The cellphone would progress from clunky gadgets in the nineties to the fully-fledged operating systems we see today.”
      “She was a bright girl and her career would progress just as she had expected it would.”
progresses
  1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of progress
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Comedy and tragedy do not co-exist well and the gap between them widens as the film progresses.”
      “The first lagoon is situated at the top of the hill and the system of lagoons progresses downwards along the contours of the land.”
      “He progresses from juvie to prison, and from prison to full-fledged gangster.”
progresseth
  1. (archaic) third-person singular simple present indicative form of progress
progressed
  1. simple past tense and past participle of progress
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  3. Examples:
    1. “He then progressed to the quadrivium, studying geometry, arithmetic, music and astronomy.”
      “The Illegal Eagles have progressed from playing the small local club circuit to acquiring a reputation for themselves at major concert venues.”
      “With the influx of the Greeks on the Black Sea coast around 500 CE, winemaking progressed and the wine trade increased.”
progressing
  1. present participle of progress
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  3. Examples:
    1. “With the Community Hall progressing well, local clubs are planning for the future.”
      “Back home, and under the watchful eye of Mae and son, Marty is progressing well.”
      “The following years saw talks progressing for declaring Waitangi Day as an alternative to an existing public holiday.”
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