verb🔗ShareTo move backwards to an earlier stage; to devolve."After his parents' divorce, the child regressed to wetting the bed. "mindactionstagetimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move from east to west."Due to a software glitch, the animation of the sun regressed across the sky, moving backwards from right to left on the screen. "directiongeographyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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."statisticsmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareThat has been subject to regression"The once advanced student had a regressed reading level after missing several weeks of school due to illness. "medicinemindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading