I.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).
I. 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.—
II. 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, P. a., 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.
