retrogress
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ret·ro·gress
(rĕt′rə-grĕs′, rĕt′rə-grĕs′)intr.v. ret·ro·gressed, ret·ro·gress·ing, ret·ro·gress·es
1. To return to an earlier, inferior, or less complex condition.
2. To go or move backward.
[Latin retrōgradī, *retrōgress- : retrō-, retro- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
ret′ro·gres′sion (-grĕsh′ən) adj.
ret′ro·gres′sive adj.
re′tro·gres′sive·ly adv.
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retrogress
(ˌrɛtrəʊˈɡrɛs)vb (intr)
1. to go back to an earlier, esp worse, condition; degenerate or deteriorate
2. to move backwards; recede
3. (Biology) biology to develop characteristics or features of lower or simpler organisms; degenerate
[C19: from Latin retrōgressus having moved backwards, from retrōgradī; see retrograde]
ˌretroˈgression n
ˌretroˈgressive adj
ˌretroˈgressively adv
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ret•ro•gress
(ˌrɛ trəˈgrɛs, ˈrɛ trəˌgrɛs)v.i.
1. to go backward into an earlier and usu. worse condition.
2. to move backward.
[1810–20; < Latin retrōgressus, past participle of retrōgradī to go back or backward]
ret`ro•gress′ive, adj.
ret`ro•gress′ive•ly, adv.
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retrogress
Past participle: retrogressed
Gerund: retrogressing
| Imperative |
|---|
| retrogress |
| retrogress |
| Present |
|---|
| I retrogress |
| you retrogress |
| he/she/it retrogresses |
| we retrogress |
| you retrogress |
| they retrogress |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I retrogressed |
| you retrogressed |
| he/she/it retrogressed |
| we retrogressed |
| you retrogressed |
| they retrogressed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am retrogressing |
| you are retrogressing |
| he/she/it is retrogressing |
| we are retrogressing |
| you are retrogressing |
| they are retrogressing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have retrogressed |
| you have retrogressed |
| he/she/it has retrogressed |
| we have retrogressed |
| you have retrogressed |
| they have retrogressed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was retrogressing |
| you were retrogressing |
| he/she/it was retrogressing |
| we were retrogressing |
| you were retrogressing |
| they were retrogressing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had retrogressed |
| you had retrogressed |
| he/she/it had retrogressed |
| we had retrogressed |
| you had retrogressed |
| they had retrogressed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will retrogress |
| you will retrogress |
| he/she/it will retrogress |
| we will retrogress |
| you will retrogress |
| they will retrogress |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have retrogressed |
| you will have retrogressed |
| he/she/it will have retrogressed |
| we will have retrogressed |
| you will have retrogressed |
| they will have retrogressed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be retrogressing |
| you will be retrogressing |
| he/she/it will be retrogressing |
| we will be retrogressing |
| you will be retrogressing |
| they will be retrogressing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been retrogressing |
| you have been retrogressing |
| he/she/it has been retrogressing |
| we have been retrogressing |
| you have been retrogressing |
| they have been retrogressing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been retrogressing |
| you will have been retrogressing |
| he/she/it will have been retrogressing |
| we will have been retrogressing |
| you will have been retrogressing |
| they will have been retrogressing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been retrogressing |
| you had been retrogressing |
| he/she/it had been retrogressing |
| we had been retrogressing |
| you had been retrogressing |
| they had been retrogressing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would retrogress |
| you would retrogress |
| he/she/it would retrogress |
| we would retrogress |
| you would retrogress |
| they would retrogress |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have retrogressed |
| you would have retrogressed |
| he/she/it would have retrogressed |
| we would have retrogressed |
| you would have retrogressed |
| they would have retrogressed |
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Verb 1. retrogress - get worse or fall back to a previous condition
2. retrogress - go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals"
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retrogress
verb1. To slip from a higher or better condition to a former, usually lower or poorer one:
2. To move in a reverse direction:
Idiom: retrace one's steps.
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