1. to return to an earlier or less advanced condition or state
2. to go back to a previous place or position

Examples

• The patient’s condition regresses when he stops taking his medication.
• Without practice, her piano skills regress quickly.
• The child regresses to earlier behaviors when stressed.
• The army regresses to safer positions during the storm.
• His speech regresses to simpler patterns under pressure.
• The economy regresses during periods of political instability.
• She regresses to her hometown every summer.