Definition

1. Verb:

   • To progress, to make progress, to advance: To move forward or improve towards a better, more developed, or more advanced state. This is the most common meaning, often used in the context of learning, skills, technology, or society.
   • To improve: To become better in quality, condition, or ability.

2. Adjective:

   • Progressive: Characterized by or favoring progress, reform, or forward-thinking ideas, especially in social or political matters.
   • Advanced: Being at a higher level of development or complexity.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Trình độ tiếng Anh của tôi đã tiến bộ rất nhiều. (My English proficiency has progressed a lot.)
  • Khoa học kỹ thuật không ngừng tiến bộ. (Science and technology are constantly advancing.)
• Adjective:
  • Đó là một tư tưởng rất tiến bộ. (That is a very progressive ideology.)
  • Các phương pháp giảng dạy tiến bộ. (Advanced teaching methods.)

Advanced Usage

• "sự tiến bộ" (noun): Progress, advancement.
  • Sự tiến bộ của y học đã cứu sống nhiều người. (The progress of medicine has saved many lives.)
• "tiến bộ vượt bậc": Remarkable/significant progress, a great leap forward.
  • Cậu học trò ấy có sự tiến bộ vượt bậc trong học kỳ này. (That student has made remarkable progress this semester.)

Variants and Related Words

• Tiến lên (v): To move forward, to advance (often physically or in a sequence).
• Phát triển (v): To develop, to grow.
• Cải thiện (v): To improve, to make better (often used for specific conditions or situations).

Synonyms

• Verb: advance, improve, get better, make headway.
• Adjective: progressive, forward-looking, advanced, modern.

Related Idioms

• "Tiến bộ từng ngày": To make progress day by day.
  • Chỉ cần kiên trì, bạn sẽ tiến bộ từng ngày. (Just be persistent, and you will make progress day by day.)

verb

1. to progress, to make progress

adj

1. progressive