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- pronunciation:
- rih
gres
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
regresses, regressing, regressed |
| definition: |
to go back or backwards, as in reverting to an earlier form or stage of development.
The child was making good academic progress, but he regressed after moving to a different school in a new city.- antonyms:
- progress
- similar words:
- return, revert
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| related words: |
recede, relapse |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
the act or condition of return or withdrawal.
- similar words:
- return, reverse
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| derivation: |
regressive (adj.) |
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