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постепенно

постепенно

Meaning of постепенно

Постепенное изменение, происходящее шаг за шагом

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RU[pəstʲɪˈpʲennə]
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gradually
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постепенно with Russian translation

постепенно usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

The sky gradually turned dark as clouds gathered.

Небо постепенно потемнело, когда собрались тучи.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

He gradually increased his running distance each week.

Он постепенно увеличивал дистанцию бега каждую неделю.

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постепенно belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

постепенноgradually
один разonce
каждый деньevery day
каждый месяцevery month
прямо сейчасright now
секундаsecond
часhour

постепенно synonyms

Related words worth learning together

шаг за шагом
Implies a step‑by‑step sequence of actions — explicitly stage by stage.
потихоньку
More colloquial, often with a nuance of quiet or unnoticed progress.
с течением времени
Describes changes occurring as time passes, often passively.
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🇷🇺ru
шаг за шагом

Implies a step‑by‑step sequence of actions — explicitly stage by stage.

B1Often
П
🇷🇺ru
потихоньку

More colloquial, often with a nuance of quiet or unnoticed progress.

B1Often
С
🇷🇺ru
с течением времени

Describes changes occurring as time passes, often passively.

B1Often

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постепенно значение: what does it mean?

Постепенное изменение, происходящее шаг за шагом

постепенно произношение: how do you pronounce it?

постепенно is pronounced as [pəstʲɪˈpʲennə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

постепенно определение и примеры предложений: how is it used in a sentence?

The sky gradually turned dark as clouds gathered. Translation: Небо постепенно потемнело, когда собрались тучи.

Is постепенно part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

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