progressive aspect

1. 1.

   the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action

   Broaderdurative

Questions about progressive aspect

What does progressive aspect mean?

progressive aspect means "the aspect of a verb that expresses its on-going action".

Is progressive aspect a common word?

progressive aspect is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.