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Meaning of gradually in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Adverb
    1. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /ˈɡrædʒuəli/

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  1. Adverb

    gradually

    Definitions

    1. in a gradual manner

    Examples

    • « the snake moved gradually toward its victim »

Famous quotes

  • « It is already clear, after twenty years of socialism in Russia, that if you do not provide your society with a new religion, it will gradually revert to the old one. »
    Herbert Read
  • « So the thing I realized rather gradually - I must say starting about 20 years ago now that we know about computers and things - there's a possibility of a more general basis for rules to describe nature. »
    Stephen Wolfram
  • « Institutions develop because people put a lot of trust in them, they meet real needs, they represent important aspirations, whether it's monasteries, media, or banks, people begin by trusting these institutions, and gradually the suspicion develops that actually they're working for themselves, not for the community. »
    Rowan Williams
  • « The first year I started in San Francisco, there was an American work on every program and there's been a lot of music by living composers and gradually that was part of the process of getting the audience really to trust me. »
    Michael Tilson Thomas
  • « I think that Americans should gradually begin to adopt positive behavior rather than doing evil. They should not expect an immediate reaction in return for their positive measures. It will take time. »
    Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

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