"day by day" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more day by day [comparative], most day by day [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪ Head templates: {{en-adv}} day by day (comparative more day by day, superlative most day by day)
  1. one day at a time Translations (one day at a time): օրեցօր (ōrecʻōr) (Armenian), 날마다 (nalmada) (Korean), dag for dag (Norwegian Nynorsk), гъибагъи (ɣibaɣi) (Udi), dydd yn ei ddydd (Welsh)
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  2. gradually Translations (gradually): päivä päivältä (Finnish), de jour en jour (French), μέρα με τη μέρα (méra me ti méra) (Greek), z dnia na dzień (Polish), dydd yn ei ddydd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-day_by_day-en-adv-6HqcF2Vq Disambiguation of 'gradually': 3 97
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