progress

noun/ˈprəʊɡres/CEFR B1

অগ্রগতি, উন্নতি

Meaning

Movement toward a better or more advanced state.

Example sentences

  • You have made good progress.তুমি ভালো অগ্রগতি করেছ।
  • The country is making progress.দেশটি অগ্রগতি করছে।

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: advancement, development, growth

Antonyms: regression

Forms of “progress”

Singular
progress
Plural
progress

Similar words, and what each means

  • advancement

    উন্নতি, অগ্রগতি; পদোন্নতি

    Progress in knowledge or in a career.

  • development

    উন্নয়ন, বিকাশ

    The process of growing or becoming more advanced.

  • growth

    বৃদ্ধি, প্রবৃদ্ধি

    The process of increasing in size, number, or importance.

  • move on

    এগিয়ে যাওয়া, নতুন করে শুরু করা

    To progress to a new activity, place, or stage in life.

  • come along

    সঙ্গে আসা, এগিয়ে যাওয়া

    To come with someone or to make progress.

  • evolve

    ক্রমবিকশিত হওয়া, ধীরে ধীরে বদলানো

    To develop and change gradually over a long period of time.

Other English words for “অগ্রগতি, উন্নতি”

  • headway

    Forward movement or progress, especially when it is slow or difficult.

  • advance

    Money paid before it is due; progress; or to move forward.

  • advancement

    Progress in knowledge or in a career.

  • promotion

    A move to a higher or more important job.

  • improvement

    The act of getting better, or a change that makes something better.

Opposite words

  • regress

    পিছিয়ে যাওয়া, আগের খারাপ অবস্থায় ফেরা

    To go back to an earlier and worse state.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

“progress” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • 'Fall behind' means to make less progress than needed (fall behind in class).

    Phrasal Verbs with Fall →

  • The present simple describes habits and facts (I drink tea every day), while the present continuous describes something in progress right now (I am drinking tea now).

    Present Continuous Tense →

  • The past simple shows a completed action (I read a book), while the past continuous shows an action in progress at a past time (I was reading a book at 8 pm).

    Past Continuous Tense →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

  1. “progress” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • অগ্রগতি, উন্নতি
    • • মজুদ পণ্য, স্টক
    • • এসপ্রেসো, উচ্চচাপে তৈরি ঘন কড়া কফি
    • • বৈঠা, নৌকা চালানোর দাঁড়
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    অগ্রগতি, উন্নতি — progress (noun) — অগ্রগতি, উন্নতি. Movement toward a better or more advanced state.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “progress”?

    • • labour force
    • • advancement
    • • nationality
    • • periphery
    Show the answer

    advancement — advancement — উন্নতি, অগ্রগতি; পদোন্নতি. Progress in knowledge or in a career.

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