Definition
Improvement or movement toward a desired result.
Translations
- English
- progress
- Français
- progrès
- Türkçe
- ilerleme
- Polski
- postęp
- Русский
- прогресс
- Українська
- прогрес
GERMAN DICTIONARY
der Fortschritt
- B1
- Noun
- Education & Learning
- Work & Professions
progress
/deːɐ̯ ˈfɔʁtʃʁɪt/
Meaning and translations
Meaning, definition and translations of this sense.
Grammar & classification
Main grammatical and classification properties of the word.
- Article
- der
- Gender
- Masculine
- Plural
- Fortschritte
- Part of speech
- Noun
- CEFR level
- B1
- Topics
- Education & LearningPrimaryWork & Professions
Usage examples
Examples showing real usage and grammatical forms.
- Der Fortschritt ist deutlich sichtbar.NominativSing.Progress is clearly visible.
- Viele Menschen begrüßen den Fortschritt.AkkusativSing.Many people welcome progress.
- Mit dem Fortschritt verändern sich die Arbeitsbedingungen.DativSing.Working conditions change with progress.
- Die Vorteile des Fortschritts sind unübersehbar.GenitivSing.The advantages of progress are unmistakable.
- Fortschritte brauchen Zeit und Geduld.NominativPlur.Progress takes time and patience.
- Die Fortschritte der letzten Jahre beeindrucken viele Menschen.AkkusativPlur.The progress of recent years impresses many people.
- Die Forschenden widmen sich den Fortschritten in der Medizin.DativPlur.The researchers devote themselves to progress in medicine.
- Die Ursachen der Fortschritte sind vielfältig.GenitivPlur.The causes of progress are diverse.
Pronunciation and forms
Pronunciation and audio for the lemma and important forms.
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Lemma
Fortschritt/ˈfɔʁtʃʁɪt/
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Article phrase
der Fortschritt/deːɐ̯ ˈfɔʁtʃʁɪt/
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Plural
Fortschritte/ˈfɔʁtʃʁɪtə/
Declension / Forms
How the noun changes across German cases and singular or plural.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominativ | der Fortschritt | die Fortschritte |
| Akkusativ | den Fortschritt | die Fortschritte |
| Dativ | dem Fortschritt | den Fortschritten |
| Genitiv | des Fortschritts | der Fortschritte |
Usage and collocations
Typical constructions, prepositions and word combinations.
- Collocationtechnischer Fortschritt
- Verb constructionden Fortschritt fördern + Akkusativ
- Sentence patternDer Fortschritt bringt neue Möglichkeiten.
Semantic relations
How this meaning relates to other meanings and easily confused words.
- Broader termVeränderung — change
Fortschritt is a particular, usually positive Veränderung; Veränderung, by contrast, refers to any kind of change.
- Narrower termVerbesserung
A Verbesserung is a specific positive change and can therefore be a form of Fortschritt.
- Broader termEntwicklung — development
- AntonymRückschritt
Fortschritt describes a movement toward something better, whereas Rückschritt describes a movement toward an earlier or worse state.
Word formation and word family
How the word is formed and its reviewed lexical family.
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