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- [dey bahy dey]
- /deɪ baɪ deɪ/
- /deɪ baɪ deɪ/
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- [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
Historical Comparancy
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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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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