What does gradually mean?
Definitions for gradually
grad·u·al·ly
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word gradually.
Princeton's WordNet
gradually, bit by bit, step by stepadverb
in a gradual manner
"the snake moved gradually toward its victim"
Wiktionary
graduallyadverb
In a gradual manner; making slow progress; slowly.
graduallyadverb
by degrees
Human reason doth not only gradually, but specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of brutes. uE000153948uE001 Grew.
Webster Dictionary
Graduallyadverb
in a gradual manner
Graduallyadverb
in degree
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gradually' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2799
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gradually' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3053
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'gradually' in Adverbs Frequency: #220
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gradually in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gradually in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of gradually in a Sentence
Opening up to the media and what we are doing with the political prisoners are all aimed at eventually reducing the role of the military in Papua, it has to be done gradually.
People find houses closed, lots of construction sites open, and it is difficult to get around, if it weren't for the December deadline we would have done everything more gradually.
It's true that opposites attract and likes repel, in chemistry as much as in real world. People are primarily drawn to each other because of unfulfilled desires and qualities in their lives. As a corollary, people often don't despise something that is not part of their constitutions or personalities. The world is beautiful, IMHO, because people complement each other and evolve towards perfection,gradually as it may be, by accepting and embracing their differences. Viva la difference!
We have seen time gradually dispel every unfavorable foreboding and our Constitution surmount every adverse circumstance dreaded at the outset as beyond control.
While I am cautiously optimistic that our sales will gradually improve, it won't happen overnight given that 2016 is likely to be another tough and competitive year for the sector as a whole.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
Translations for gradually
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- تدريجياArabic
- gradualmentCatalan, Valencian
- postupněCzech
- gradvisDanish
- nach und nach, allmählichGerman
- σταδιακά, βαθμιαίαGreek
- gradeEsperanto
- poco a poco, gradualmente, paulatinamenteSpanish
- رفته رفتهPersian
- vähitellenFinnish
- progressivementFrench
- mean air mheanScottish Gaelic
- gradualmenteGalician
- fokozatosanHungarian
- gradualmenteItalian
- 徐々にJapanese
- ورده وردهKurdish
- allengs, geleidelijk, gaandewegDutch
- gradvisNorwegian
- krok po kroku, stopniowoPolish
- pouco a pouco, gradualmentePortuguese
- progresiv, în mod gradat, în mod treptat, treptatRomanian
- постепенноRussian
- gradvisSwedish
- క్రమంగాTelugu
- поступовоUkrainian
- ביסלעכווייַזYiddish
- 逐漸Chinese
Get even more translations for gradually »
Translation
Find a translation for the gradually definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"gradually." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2021. Web. 27 Sep. 2021. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/gradually>.
