gradually

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.

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[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.]

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grad′u·al·ly adv.

grad′u·al·ness n.

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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.

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Translations

تَدْرِيجيّاًتَدريجِيّا

postupně

gradvist

allmählichnach und nach

βαθμιαίασταδιακά

gradualmente

vähitellen

graduellementpar degrésde proche en proche

postupno

smám saman

gradualmentepoco per volta

徐々に

점차

geleidelijkallengs

gradvis

stopniowo

gradualmente

постепенно

postopno

gradvis

อย่างค่อยเป็นค่อยไป

adım adımazar azarzamanla

dần dần

逐步地逐渐地

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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gradual

(ˈgradjuəl) adjective

happening gently and slowly. a gradual rise in temperature. geleidelike تَدريجي постепенен gradual postupný allmählich gradvis βαθμιαίος, σταδιακόςgradual järkjärguline تدریجی asteittainen graduelהדרגתי क्रमिक postupan fokozatos berangsur sem þróast stig af stigi graduale 徐々の 점진적인 laipsniškas pakāpenisks sedikit demi sedikit geleidelijk gradvis, jevnstopniowy تدريجى gradual treptat постепенный postupný postopen postepen gradvis, successiv ซึ่งเกิดขึ้นช้า ๆ derece derece, kademeli 逐漸的 поступовий; послідовний بتدری] ہوتا ہوا dần dần; từ từ 逐渐的

ˈgradually adverb

His health is gradually improving. geleidelik تَدريجِيّا постепенно gradualmente postupně allmählich gradvist βαθμιαία, σταδιακάgradualmente järk-järgult به تدریج asteittain graduellementבהדרגה अनुक्रमिकता postupno fokozatosan secara berangsur-angsur smám saman gradualmente 徐々に 점차 laipsniškai, palaipsniui pakāpeniski beransur-ansur langzamerhandgradvisstopniowo په تدريج سره pouco a pouco treptat постепенно postupne postopno postepeno successivt, undan för undan อย่างทีละน้อย azar azar, zamanla 逐步地 поступово; послідовно تدریجا dần dần; từ từ 逐步地

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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

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gradually

adv gradualmente, poco a poco

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