a moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an advance-in actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage, etc.-in the growth of an animal or plant; increase.-in business of any kind; as, the progress of a negotiation; the progress of art.-in knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a child at school.-toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of quality or condition; -- applied to individuals, communities, or the race; as, social, moral, religious, or political progress.-a journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a sovereign through parts of his own dominions.-to make progress; to move forward in space; to continue onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as, railroads are progressing.-to make improvement; to advance.-to make progress in; to pass through.