regress

Etymology

(verb) From Latin regressus, past participle of regredi (“to go back”), from re- (“back”) + gradi (“to go”).

Pronunciation

• (noun) IPA^(key): /ˈɹiːˌɡɹɛs/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈɡɹɛs/
• Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

regress (countable and uncountable, plural regresses)

1. The act of passing back; passage back; return; retrogression.
   • Frederic Harrison

     Its bearing on the progress or regress of man is not an inconsiderable question.

2. The power or liberty of passing back.
   • William Shakespeare

     Thou shalt have egress and regress.

3. In property law, the right of a person (such as a lessee) to return to a property.

Verb

regress (third-person singular simple present regresses, present participle regressing, simple past and past participle regressed)

1. (intransitive) To move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve.
2. (transitive, statistics) To perform a regression on an explanatory variable.

   When we regress Y on X, we use the values of variable X to predict those of Y.

Related terms

• regression
• regressive

Further reading

• regress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• regress in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• regress at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams

• sergers

Etymology

Latin regressus - back step, from re- back and gressus - step.

Noun

regress

1. regress.

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN