gradual
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The meaning (definition) of the word gradual
happening little by little over a long time
The word gradual used in a sentence
“The ice melted in a gradual way as it got warmer.”
Words that mean the same as gradual (synonyms)
slowsteady
Words that mean the opposite of gradual (antonyms)
suddenabrupt
How the word gradual is said around the world
| French | graduel (grahdewel) |
| Spanish | gradual (grahthwahl) |
| Mandarin | 逐渐地 (zhú jiàn dì) |
| Hindi | क्रमिक (krumik) |
| Arabic | تدريجي (tahdreejeey) |
| Russian | постепенный (postepennyi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | gradual (gruhdooahl) |
| Portuguese (BR) | gradual (grahdooow) |
| Japanese | 徐々に (jojo ni) |
| German | allmählich (ahlmairlihy) |
| Urdu | بتدریج (buhtuhdreegy) |
| Punjabi | ਹੌਲੀ-ਹੌਲੀ (hawleehawlee) |
| Korean | 점진적인 (jeomjinjeogin) |
| Hebrew | הַדרָגָתִי (hahdrahgahteey) |
| Greek | βαθμιαίος (bathmiaios) |
| Dutch | geleidelijk (ghuhleiduhluhk) |
| Tagalog | unti-unti (oonteeoontee) |
| Vietnamese | dần dần (zuhn zuhn) |
| Turkish | kademeli (kahdaymayli) |
| Persian | تدریجی (tahdreejee) |
| Polish | stopniowy (stawpnyawvi) |
| Ukrainian | поступовий (postupovyy) |
| Bengali | ধীরে ধীরে (deeray deeray) |
| Swedish | gradvis (grahdvees) |
| Italian | graduale (grahduuahlay) |
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