progressively

adverb/prəˈɡresɪvli/CEFR C1

ক্রমশ, ধাপে ধাপে

Meaning

In steady steps, a little more each time.

Example sentences

  • The exercises get progressively harder.ব্যায়ামগুলো ক্রমশ কঠিন হতে থাকে।
  • Her sight failed progressively.তার দৃষ্টি ধাপে ধাপে কমে আসছিল।

A common mistake

The party thinks progressively about women's rights.→The party has progressive views on women's rights.

The adverb only means step by step. The political sense — favouring reform — lives in the adjective progressive, so the two are not interchangeable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: increasingly, gradually

Antonyms: suddenly

Similar words, and what each means

  • increasingly

    ক্রমবর্ধমানভাবে, উত্তরোত্তর

    More and more over time.

  • gradually

    ধীরে ধীরে, ক্রমশ

    Slowly, in small steps over time.

Other English words for “ক্রমশ, ধাপে ধাপে”

  • gradually

    Slowly, in small steps over time.

  • gradual

    Happening slowly over a long period of time.

Opposite words

  • suddenly

    হঠাৎ

    Quickly and without warning.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

  • progressnounঅগ্রগতি, উন্নতি

“progressively” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • IELTS Listening is 40 questions in four parts that get progressively harder: two everyday situations (a booking, a talk about a place) and two academic ones (a discussion, a lecture).

    IELTS Listening Tips and Strategies →

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  1. “progressively” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • অতএব, এইভাবে, সুতরাং
    • • ক্রমশ, ধাপে ধাপে
    • • উল্লেখযোগ্যভাবে; মূলত
    • • তাৎক্ষণিকভাবে, সঙ্গে সঙ্গে
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    ক্রমশ, ধাপে ধাপে — progressively (adverb) — ক্রমশ, ধাপে ধাপে. In steady steps, a little more each time.

  2. Which word is closest in meaning to “progressively”?

    • • up
    • • increasingly
    • • promptly
    • • quietly
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    increasingly — increasingly — ক্রমবর্ধমানভাবে, উত্তরোত্তর. More and more over time.

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