how to pronounce progressive

/pɹəɡˈɹɛsɪv/

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progressive is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of progressive in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… and progressive visionary thinking and …”

meaning of progressive

Progressive means to move forward or to make progress.

progressive frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word progressive occurs in english on average 13.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics progressive can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that progressive can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;