Definition
The process or act of moving something forward; advancement, progression, or the sending of something onward.
Etymology
From 'forward' plus the Latin-derived suffix '-ation', which creates nouns from verbs. The '-ation' suffix comes from Latin '-atio' and is highly productive in English.
Kelly Says
Every '-ation' word is basically saying 'the process of doing X'—'creation', 'vacation', 'forwarding'—and English added this Latin suffix wholesale during the Norman Conquest, which is why it's so common in formal English!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
îna ወደ前
ee-na we-deh-f-ron
ARالعربية
التقدم
al-taqdim
CSČeština
předvoj
preh-voj
DADansk
fremskridt
freh-mskridt
DEDeutsch
Vorwärtsbewegung
fohr-vartz-beh-weh-gung
ELΕλληνικά
προοδευση
pro-o-de-u-si
ESEspañol
adelantamiento
ah-deh-lan-ta-mien-toh
FAفارسی
پیشرفت
peesh-raft
FRFrançais
avancement
ahn-vahn-mahn
HEעברית
התקדמות
hit-ka-d-mot
HIहिन्दी
आगे बढ़ना
aa-geh beh-t-nah
HUMagyar
haladás
ha-la-das
IDBahasa Indonesia
maju
ma-joo
ITItaliano
avanzamento
ah-vahn-za-men-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
kemajuan
keh-ma-juan
MYမြန်မာ
ရှေ့သို့
y-h-et-tho
NLNederlands
voortgang
vohrt-gang
NONorsk
fremdrift
frem-drift
PTPortuguês
avanço
ah-vahn-soh
RUРусский
продвижение
pro-dvig-zhen-iye
SVSvenska
framskridande
frahm-skri-dan-deh
SWKiswahili
mbele
m-be-leh
TAதமிழ்
முன்னேற்றம்
mun-nay-e-rat-tam
THไทย
ก้าวหน้า
gao-nah-na
TLTL
pag-unlad
pa-gun-lad
TRTürkçe
ileriye gitme
ee-lee-rye geet-meh
UKУкраїнська
просування
pro-soo-vanye
URاردو
پیشرفت
pee-sh-raft
VITiếng Việt
tiến lên
tee-en len
ZUZU
phambili
pham-bee-lee