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day by day

day by day
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dey bahy dey]
    • /deɪ baɪ deɪ/
    • /deɪ baɪ deɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dey bahy dey]
    • /deɪ baɪ deɪ/

Definitions of day by day words

  • noun day by day gradually or progressively; daily 3
  • noun day by day each day 3
  • adjective day by day taking place each day; daily: a day-by-day account. 2
  • adverb day by day gradually 1

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Origin of day by day

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Day by day

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

day by day popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 65% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

day by day usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for day by day

adj day by day

  • regularly — at regular times or intervals.
  • often — many times; frequently: He visits his parents as often as he can.
  • periodic — of or derived from a periodic acid.
  • constantly — not changing or varying; uniform; regular; invariable: All conditions during the three experiments were constant.
  • regular — usual; normal; customary: to put something in its regular place.

adv day by day

  • daily — If something happens daily, it happens every day.
  • steadily — firmly placed or fixed; stable in position or equilibrium: a steady ladder.
  • continually — very often; at regular or frequent intervals; habitually.

Antonyms for day by day

adj day by day

  • variable — apt or liable to vary or change; changeable: variable weather; variable moods.
  • abnormal — Someone or something that is abnormal is unusual, especially in a way that is worrying.
  • unusual — not usual, common, or ordinary; uncommon in amount or degree; exceptional: an unusual sound; an unusual hobby; an unusual response.
  • infrequent — happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely: infrequent visits.
  • nightly — coming or occurring each night: his nightly walk to the newsstand.

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