Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

day by day

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.61 in modern English

Syllables
day by -day
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: one day at a time.

adv

gradually

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more day by day (comparative) most day by day (superlative)

Phrases

month by month

Frequently Paired Words

month by month

Synonyms

daily

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play today pay stay

Questions

What does day by day mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: one day at a time.

How to pronounce day by day

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