progressively

/pɹɑˈɡɹɛsɪvɫi/ adv

In a progressive manner.

Word Origin Progressively comes from 'progressive', from Latin 'pro-' (forward) + 'gradus' (step). The root 'gress-' gives us progress, regress, and aggressive. The '-ive' makes it an adjective, '-ly' an adverb. The PIE root *gʰredʰ- 'to walk, go' also gives us grade, gradual, and graduate. So progressively means 'step by step forward.'

adv In a progressive manner.

She progressively improved her language skills through daily practice.

(副词) 渐进地;逐步地

通过每日练习,她的语言技能逐渐提高。

(adverbio) progresivamente; gradualmente; paulatinamente [De manera progresiva.]

Ella mejoró progresivamente sus habilidades lingüísticas mediante la práctica diaria.

(adverbe) progressivement; graduellement; peu à peu; par degrés; au fur et à mesure [De manière progressive ; de façon graduelle et continue.]

Elle a amélioré progressivement ses compétences linguistiques grâce à une pratique quotidienne.

(Adverb) fortschreitend; zunehmend; schrittweise [auf eine fortschrittliche oder sich stetig verbessernde Weise.]

Sie verbesserte ihre Sprachkenntnisse **progressively** durch tägliches Üben.

(副詞) 段階的に、漸進的に、次第に

彼女は毎日の練習を通じて語学力を段階的に向上させていった。

(advérbio) progressivamente; gradualmente [De maneira progressiva.]

Ela melhorou progressivamente suas habilidades linguísticas através da prática diária.

adv As part of a progression.

The difficulty increases progressively throughout the video game levels.

(副词) 按顺序地;依次地

电子游戏关卡的难度逐级增加。

(adverbio) progresivamente; gradualmente; en progresión [Como parte de una progresión.]

La dificultad aumenta progresivamente a lo largo de los niveles del videojuego.

(adverbe) progressivement; par paliers; graduellement; par degrés; de manière progressive [Selon une progression, par étapes croissantes.]

La difficulté augmente progressivement au fil des niveaux du jeu vidéo.

(Adverb) stufenweise; fortlaufend [als Teil einer fortschreitenden Entwicklung oder Steigerung.]

Der Schwierigkeitsgrad steigt **progressively** mit jedem Level des Videospiels.

(副詞) 次第に、段階的に、漸進的に。

ゲームの各レベルを通じて、難易度は次第に上がっていく。

(advérbio) progressivamente; gradualmente; aos poucos [Como parte de uma progressão.]

A dificuldade aumenta progressivamente ao longo dos níveis do videogame.

Word parts: pro + gress + ive + ly

Common collocations

become verb more adv reduce verb increase verb weak adj remove verb increasing adj withdraw verb extend verb undermine verb rich adj diminish verb

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