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/prəˈɡres/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | progress |
| he/she/it | progresses |
| present participle | progressing |
| past tense | progressed |
| past participle | progressed |
Work on the project is progressing well.
The disease progresses fairly rapidly.
The talks have not progressed beyond the preliminary stage.
We are progressing steadily towards a ban on nuclear testing.
Students have to progress through five separate levels.
Our team has progressed to the semifinals.
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a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken
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