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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 |
adverb + (v.)regress
hypnotically, simultaneously, temporarily
(v.)regress
+ adverb
gradually, individually, separately, slightly
(v.)regress
+ noun
attitude, childhood, combination, communication, criteria, gender, infancy, item, mediator, month, outcome, participant, patient, performance, predictor, satisfaction, score, season, stage, variable
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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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adjective + (n.)regress
endless, important, infinite
verb + (n.)regress
produce, progress
noun + (n.)regress
justification, objection, progress
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| derivation: |
regressive (adj.) |
The word regress
contains the following parts:
re-
Latin
prefix
that means again; back or back again
  More about this word part:
The prefix re-
occurs in verbs that are Latin loanwords, where it can mean "again" (revise
) or "back again" (reflect
). It also attaches to English verbs (replay
, rewind) with both meanings. Any verb can be prefixed by "re-
" to indicate that an action is repeated. No hyphen is necessary unless the word formed is identical to an existing word (re-sign the document, but resign
from a job).
Example words:
irrefragable, irremissible, irrevocable, re-coil, re-cover, react, reappear, rebuild, recall, recede, recoil, reconstruct, record, recover, redo, reflect, reflection, regress, reheat, relive, remissible, remit, remove, renew, renewal, repaint, repay, replay, replete, report, reporter, reservation, resign, resignation, respect, retract, reverse, reversible, revert, review, revise, revision, revive, revolve, revolution, rewrite, rebel, rebellious
gress
Latin
root
that means to walk, go
Example words:
aggress, aggression, aggressive, congress, digress, digression, egress, ingress, progress, progression, regress, retrogress, transgress, transgression
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