(P. a.) : prō-grĕdĭor, gressus, 3 (collat. form, acc. to the fourth conj.
* Inf. progrediri, Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 9; imp. progredimino, id. Ps. 3, 2, 70; act. collat. form, v.infra fin.), v. dep. a. [gradior], to come or go forth, to go or march forward, go on, advance, proceed (class.; syn.: prodeo, proficiscor).
* Lit.: ut regredi quam progredi mallent,Cic. Off. 1, 10, 33: si quo hic gradietur, pariter progrediminor,Plaut. Ps. 3, 2, 70: foras,id. Men. 1, 1, 33; id. Bacch. 4, 2, 29: pedetemptim,Lucr. 5, 533: ex domo,Cic. Cael. 24, 60: longius a castris,Caes. B. G. 7, 14: in locum iniquum,id. B. C. 1, 45: tridui viam progressi,id. B. G. 4, 4; 5, 47; 7, 61: ad Inalpinos cum exercitu, Brut. ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 4, 1: ante signa,Liv. 7, 41: obviam alicui,id. 7, 10 fin.
* Trop.: nunc ad reliqua progrediar,will proceed,Cic. de Or. 3, 30, 119: procedere et progredi in virtute,id. Fin. 4, 23, 64: cum autem progrediens confirmatur animus, agnoscit ille quidem naturae vim, sed ita ut progredi possit longius, id. ib. 5, 15, 43; so, longius progredi,to go on,id. Phil. 2, 4, 9: quoad progredi potuerit feri hominis amentia,id. ib. 11, 3, 6: videamus, quatenus amor in amicitiā progredi debeat,id. Lael. 11, 36: divinatio conjecturā nititur, ultra quam progredi non potest,id. Div. 1, 14, 24: progredientibus aetatibus,id. Fin. 5, 15, 41: paulum aetate progressus,advanced in age, become older,id. Sen. 10, 33: in adulationem progressus,Tac. A. 3, 47: quo amentiae progressi sunt,Liv. 28, 27: paulum aliquid ultra primas litteras progressi,Quint. 1, 1, 8; cf.: incipientibus aut paulum progressis,id. 11, 3, 149.—Hence, prōgressus, a, um, , advanced: progressā aetate,Suet. Claud. 2.—Comp.: ut progressior reverteretur anima,Tert. Anim. 31: progressioris aetatis sum,Vulg. Josh. 23, 2.—Act. collat. form, prōgrĕdĭo, īre, to go forward, etc. (ante-class.): age, move te, in navem primus progredi, Nov. ap. Non. 473, 27.

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