Gradual - English meaning

idiom

A little bit at a time

phrase

Gradually.

Usage examples:

Bit by bit the truth started to emerge

phrase

Gradually

Usage examples:

I saved up the money bit by bit., bit by bit, we built up a pretty good library., she grew the busi…

adjective

(of a person) careful to avoid potential problems or dangers.

Usage examples:

A cautious driver

adjective

Not acting quickly in order to avoid risks; careful

Usage examples:

Most doctors are cautious about advising you to have surgery., auto companies are taking a cautious…

adjective

Very careful about what you do or say and unwilling to take risks because you want to avoid possible problems

Usage examples:

Be cautious about sth/about doing sth businesses have become cautious about spending on technology.…

adjective

Wary and unwilling to take risks.

Usage examples:

The officials were very circumspect in their statements

adjective

Careful not to take risks

Usage examples:

Officials were circumspect about saying what the talks had achieved.

adjective

Forming an unbroken whole; without interruption.

Usage examples:

The whole performance is enacted in one continuous movement

adjective

Without a pause or break

Usage examples:

A continuous line of traffic, he spoke continuously for more than two hours.

adjective

Without a pause or interruption

Usage examples:

She is in continuous pain., my computer makes a continuous low buzzing noise., a continuous whiteli…

adjective

Achieved without great effort; presenting few difficulties.

Usage examples:

An easy way of retrieving information

adverb

Without difficulty or effort.

Usage examples:

We all scared real easy in those days

exclamation

Be careful.

Usage examples:

Easy, girl—you'll knock me over!

adjective

Having or showing a mild, kind, or tender temperament or character.

Usage examples:

A gentle, sensitive man

verb

Make or become gentle.

Usage examples:

Cobb's tone gentled a little

noun

A maggot, especially the larva of a blowfly, used as bait.

Usage examples:

He put the gentle on the hook

adjective

So slight, gradual, or subtle as not to be perceived.

Usage examples:

His head moved in an almost imperceptible nod

idiom

A little bit at a time

phrase

By degrees; gradually.

Usage examples:

Little by little the money dried up

phrase

Slowly or gradually

Usage examples:

Little by little she came to understand why he had behaved the way he did., the first few months in…

adjective

Having a slow, regular rhythm.

Usage examples:

She set off with measured tread

verb

Ascertain the size, amount, or degree of (something) by using an instrument or device marked in standard units.

Usage examples:

The amount of water collected is measured in pints

adjective

Average in amount, intensity, quality, or degree.

Usage examples:

We walked at a moderate pace

noun

A person who holds moderate views, especially in politics.

Usage examples:

An unlikely alliance of radicals and moderates

verb

Make or become less extreme, intense, rigorous, or violent.

Usage examples:

I shall not moderate my criticism

adjective

Characterized by unsystematic partial measures taken over a period of time.

Usage examples:

The village is slowly being killed off by piecemeal development

adverb

In an unsystematic way, through partial measures taken over a period of time.

Usage examples:

Many organizations have been built up piecemeal

adjective

Not done according to a plan but done at different times in different ways

Usage examples:

Do we fix it all now, or do we approach it piecemeal over time?

adjective

Happening or developing gradually or in stages.

Usage examples:

A progressive decline in popularity

noun

An advocate of social reform.

Usage examples:

People tend to present themselves either as progressives or traditionalists on this issue

Favoring or promoting modern or innovative ideas

adjective

Arranged in or constituting a constant or definite pattern, especially with the same space between individual instances.

Usage examples:

Plant the flags at regular intervals

noun

A regular customer, member of a team, etc.

Usage examples:

Pub regulars

adjective

Happening repeatedly in a fixed pattern, with equal or similar amounts of space or time between one and the next

Usage examples:

A regular heartbeat, working regular hours, trees were planted at regular intervals along the avenu…

adjective

Characterized by reserve or moderation; unemotional or dispassionate.

Usage examples:

His restrained, gentlemanly voice

verb

Prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits.

Usage examples:

The need to restrain public expenditure

adjective

Small in degree; inconsiderable.

Usage examples:

A slight increase

verb

Insult (someone) by treating or speaking of them without proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

He was desperate not to slight a guest

noun

An insult caused by a failure to show someone proper respect or attention.

Usage examples:

An unintended slight can create grudges

adjective

Moving or operating, or designed to do so, only at a low speed; not quick or fast.

Usage examples:

Until recently diesel cars were slow and noisy

adverb

At a slow pace; slowly.

Usage examples:

The train went slower and slower

verb

Reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process.

Usage examples:

The train slowed to a halt

adjective

Firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving.

Usage examples:

The lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady

verb

Make or become steady.

Usage examples:

I took a deep breath to steady my nerves

exclamation

Used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care.

Usage examples:

Steady now! we don't want you hurting yourself

idiom

In a gradual manner

phrase

So as to progress gradually and carefully from one stage to the next.

Usage examples:

I'll explain it to you step by step

adjective

One at a time in a particular order

Usage examples:

A step-by-step guide to installing the software, she followed the instructions step-by-step.

adjective

(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe.

Usage examples:

His language expresses rich and subtle meanings

adjective

Not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious

Usage examples:

Subtle flavors, a subtle shade of pink, the subtle nuances of english pronunciation are hard to mas…

adjective

Following one another or following others.

Usage examples:

They were looking for their fifth successive win

adjective

Happening one after the other

Usage examples:

It was the team’s third successive defeat.

adjective

Done or acting according to a fixed plan or system; methodical.

Usage examples:

A systematic search of the whole city

adjective

Using an organized method that is often detailed

Usage examples:

In his typically systematic way, he laid out the pros and cons in nine numbered paragraphs., they s…

adjective

Done according to a particular system in an organized way

Usage examples:

Salespersons are requested to make a systematic analysis of their failures., a systematic approach …

adjective

Moving, acting, or taking place without haste or urgency.

Usage examples:

He began opening the drawers of his desk in an unhurried way

adjective

Not spectacular; unremarkable.

Usage examples:

She had been an unspectacular student

adjective

Not particularly good or great, and not causing much admiration or excitement

Usage examples:

He ran a solid, if unspectacular, operation., her progress was steady but unspectacular., the resul…