gradually

grad·u·al  (grj-l)

adj.

Advancing or progressing by regular or continuous degrees: gradual erosion; a gradual slope.

n. Roman Catholic Church

1. The liturgical book containing the chants for the Mass.

2. A biblical text sung between the Epistle and the Gospel of the Mass.

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[Middle English, having steps, from Medieval Latin gradulis, from Latin gradus, step; see grade. N., Middle English, from Medieval Latin gradule, the part of the service sung by the choir from the altar steps, gradual, from neuter sing. of gradulis.]

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gradu·al·ly adv.

gradu·al·ness n.

Thesaurus

Adv.

1.

gradually - in a gradual manner; "the snake moved gradually toward its victim" step by step, bit by bit

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gradually

adverb steadily, slowly, moderately, progressively, gently, step by step, evenly, piecemeal, bit by bit, little by little, by degrees, piece by piece, unhurriedly, drop by drop Gradually, she began to trust him.

Translations

gradually [ˈgrædjʊəlɪ] ADV

1. (= slowly) → gradualmente, paulatinamente
the situation was gradually improving → la situación iba mejorando gradualmente or paulatinamente

2. (= not steeply) → suavemente
the ground rises gradually to the north → el terreno se va elevando suavemente hacia el norte

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gradually [ˈgrædʒuəli] adv → peu à peu
We gradually got used to it → Nous nous y sommes habitués peu à peu.

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gradually

adv → nach und nach, allmählich; slope → sanft

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gradually [ˈgrædjʊəlɪ] adv → gradualmente, poco alla volta

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gradually → بالتدريج postupně gradvist nach und nach σταδιακά gradualmente vähitellen graduellement postepeno gradualmente 徐々に 점차 geleidelijk gradvis stopniowo gradualmente постепенно gradvis อย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป adım adım dần dần 逐渐地