Regress Meaning
/ˈɹiːˌɡɹɛs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
nounThe power or liberty of passing back.
Sentence Examples
They will make us regress.
It is quite clear that they are going to make us regress.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Without consistent practice, his skills will ____ to a lower level quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Without continued investment, the region could ____ to the poverty levels seen a generation ago.
Word Origin & History
(verb) From Latin regressus, past participle of regredior (“to go back”), from re- (“back”) + gradior (“to go”). Doublet of regressus.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Its bearing on the progress or regress of man is not an inconsiderable question."
— 1886, Frederic Harrison, The Choice of Books:
"Thou shalt have egresse and regresse."
— c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
"They regressed me, putting me under hypnosis. Then, through the hypnosis, they found out that our car was abducted right off the road and into a craft."
— 2018, Michael Brein, Rosemary Ellen Guiley, The Road to Strange: UFOs, Aliens and High Strangeness:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Without consistent practice, his skills will ____ to a lower level quickly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Without continued investment, the region could ____ to the poverty levels seen a generation ago.