day by day

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -eɪ

Adverb

day by day (comparative more day by day, superlative most day by day)

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) one day at a time
He tore the page for Thursday from his day by day calendar.

Wimbledon's press office produces a day by day summary of the day's play.
- 1995, “Day by Day”, in Jesus Freak, performed by dc Talk:
  These three things I do pray, day by day.
gradually
Day by day things got worse.

Translations

one day at a time

Armenian: օրեցօր (hy) (ōrecʻōr)
Korean: 날마다 (nalmada)
Norwegian Nynorsk: dag for dag
Udi: гъибагъи (ɣibaɣi)

gradually

Finnish: päivä päivältä
French: de jour en jour (fr)
Greek: μέρα με τη μέρα (el) (méra me ti méra)
Polish: z dnia na dzień (pl)

Further reading

“day by day”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“day by day”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
“day by day” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.

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