French Conversation · Level 56
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French word
progressif
Pronunciation
IPA/pʁogʁesif/
Meaning
- adjectivegradual
Example
La reprise sera progressive.
The recovery will be gradual.
More examples
Le changement est progressif et visible semaine après semaine.
The change is gradual and visible week after week.
Core concept
A process that advances through connected stages, with each stage moving the whole process forward.
Common phrases
changement progressif
gradual change
ajustement progressif
gradual adjustment
Similar words
graduel: Characterized by change that occurs little by little in stages.
Definition in French
Qui évolue par étapes, progressivement, sans changement soudain.
Word origin
The French adjective progressif is a learned borrowing from Latin progressivus, related to progredi, meaning "to move forward".
Usage tips
- In the feminine, progressif becomes progressive; the final consonant sounds like f in progressif but like v in progressive.
Other meanings
- progressiveadjective
Related words
- progresserprogressverb
- progressionprogressionnoun
- progressivementgraduallyadverb