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grad·u·al
(grăj′o͞o-əl)adj.
Occurring or developing slowly or by small increments: 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.
[Middle English, having steps, from Medieval Latin graduālis, from Latin gradus, step; see grade. N., Middle English, from Medieval Latin graduāle, the part of the service sung by the choir from the altar steps, gradual, from neuter sing. of graduālis.]
grad′u·al·ly adv.
grad′u·al·ness n.
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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.
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Translations
تَدْرِيجيّاًتَدريجِيّا
postupně
gradvist
vähitellen
graduellementpar degrésde proche en proche
postupno
smám saman
徐々に
점차
postopno
gradvis
อย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป
dần dần
gradually
[ˈgrædjʊəlɪ] ADV1. (= slowly) → gradualmente, paulatinamente
the situation was gradually improving → la situación iba mejorando gradualmente or 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
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 peuWe 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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gradual
(ˈgradjuəl) adjective happening gently and slowly. a gradual rise in temperature.
ˈgradually adverbHis health is gradually improving.
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gradually
→ تَدْرِيجيّاً postupně gradvist nach und nach σταδιακά gradualmente vähitellen graduellement postupno gradualmente 徐々に 점차 geleidelijk gradvis stopniowo gradualmente постепенно gradvis อย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป adım adım dần dần 逐渐地Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
gradually
adv gradualmente, poco a pocoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.