🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

día a día

Pronunciation / Transliteration: día a día

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Day-By-Day/ˈdeɪ baɪ deɪ/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Ella se siente mejor día a día."

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2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    Gradually, as time passes, often used to describe a process of improvement or change.

    "She felt stronger day-by-day as she continued her recovery."
  2. 2

    In a manner that occurs each day.

    "The project is progressing day-by-day, with new updates every morning."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'day-by-day' is a compound phrase that originated in Middle English, combining 'day', derived from Old English 'dæg', and 'by', from Old English 'bi'. The phrase has evolved to signify a gradual progression or change over time.

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