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There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
Francis Beaumont

Meaning of "by degrees" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BY DEGREES

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BY DEGREES

by a long chalk
by a long shot
by acclamation
by all manner of means
by all means
by and by
by and large
by chance
by default
by dint of
by ear
by easy stages
by far
by fits and starts
by half
by halves
by hand
by heart
by hook or crook
by jingo

WORDS THAT END LIKE BY DEGREES

bee´s knees
board of trustees
dungarees
duty-frees
Engler degrees
Great Pyrenees
Kirklees
lees
legal fees
Pyrenees
school fees
see the wood for the trees
shikarees
Stockton-on-Tees
Surtees
Tees
the bee´s knees
the birds and the bees
tuition fees
university fees

Synonyms and antonyms of by degrees in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BY DEGREES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «by degrees» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of by degrees

Translation of «by degrees» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BY DEGREES

Find out the translation of by degrees to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of by degrees from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «by degrees» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

由度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por grados
570 millions of speakers

English

by degrees
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डिग्री से
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

درجات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

постепенно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

por graus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

উত্তরোত্তর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

graduellement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengikut darjah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nach und nach
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

徐々に
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도 에 의해
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dening derajat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bởi độ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டிகிரி மூலம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अंशाने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dereceyle
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per gradi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

stopniowo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

поступово
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

de grade
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

με βαθμούς
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

deur grade
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

gradvis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

av grader
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of by degrees

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BY DEGREES»

The term «by degrees» is regularly used and occupies the 96.882 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BY DEGREES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about by degrees

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8 QUOTES WITH «BY DEGREES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word by degrees.
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Eric Alterman
Half the U.S. population owns barely 2 percent of its wealth, putting the United States near Rwanda and Uganda and below such nations as pre-Arab Spring Tunisia and Egypt when measured by degrees of income inequality.
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Francis Beaumont
There is a method in man's wickedness; it grows up by degrees.
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R. Buckminster Fuller
Those who play with the devil's toys will be brought by degrees to wield his sword.
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Antoine Lavoisier
While I thought myself employed only in forming a nomenclature, and while I proposed to myself nothing more than to improve the chemical language, my work transformed itself by degrees, without my being able to prevent it, into a treatise upon the Elements of Chemistry.
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Thomas Babington Macaulay
To that class we may leave it to refine the vernacular dialects of the country, to enrich those dialects with terms of science borrowed from the Western nomenclature, and to render them by degrees fit vehicles for conveying knowledge to the great mass of the population.
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J. B. Priestley
If we openly declare what is wrong with us, what is our deepest need, then perhaps the death and despair will by degrees disappear.
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Alfred de Vigny
Do you not see with your own eyes the chrysalis fact assume by degrees the wings of fiction?
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Josiah Warren
This circulating medium has a natural tendency to lessen by degrees the value and the use of money, and finally to render it powerless; and consequently to sweep away all the crushing masses of fraud, iniquity, cruelty, corruption and imposition that are built upon it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BY DEGREES»

Discover the use of by degrees in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to by degrees and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Guilt by Degrees
Something tells Rachel someone knows the truth, someone who'd kill to keep it secret. Harrowing, smart, and riotously entertaining, GUILT BY DEGREES is a thrilling ride through the world of LA courts with the unforgettable Rachel Knight.
Marcia Clark, 2013
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Declining by Degrees: Higher Education at Risk
A collection of controversial views on the state of higher education today, based on the PBS documentary, cautions readers that today's colleges and universities are succumbing to market-driven, bottom-line thinking that is compromising the ...
Richard H. Hersh, John Merrow, 2006
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Dispossession by Degrees: Indian Land and Identity in ...
In this thoroughly researched and astutely argued study, historian Jean M. O?Brien reveals that, in the late eighteenth century, the Natick tribe experienced a process of ?dispossession by degrees,? which rendered them invisible within the ...
Jean M. O'Brien, 2003
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Zodiac by Degrees: 360 New Symbols
In Zodiac by Degrees, astrologer Martin Goldsmith shows that a Sabian degree symbol makes a direct connection with a person's basic spiritual energies and penetrates the private language of their personal mythology.
Martin Goldsmith, 2004
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By Degrees: The First Year ; from Care to University
By Degrees is a report from a five-year study following three successive groups of young people entering higher education from a background in local authority care.Theirs is a remarkable achievement, far surpassing the educational ...
Sonia Jackson, Sarah Ajayi, Margaret Quigley, 2003
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By Degrees
Tim learned early that the only thing he could control in life was himself.
‎2009
7
Education by Degrees: Masonic Notes
The highly readable chapters of this book delve into the history, symbolism and teachings of Freemasonry, enlivened with persona reminiscences and humour.
Raymond Apple, 2012
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American by Degrees: The Extraordinary Lives of French ...
The expressions of American hostility toward France after 9/11 are not new - Franco-American relations in the early twentieth century were also difficult, characterized by the same antagonistic depictions of the other's culture.
Robert J. Young, 2009
9
Happier by Degrees
This guide for older women returning to school covers financial aid, child care, study habits, important campus resources, and careers and includes "real-life" vignettes to highlight problems and possible solutions
Pam Mendelsohn, 1986
10
Aboriginal women by degrees: their stories of the journey ...
From a unique personal perspective, thirteen woman tell of their journeys towards the significant goal of a university degree.
Mary Ann Bin-Sallik, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BY DEGREES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term by degrees is used in the context of the following news items.
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Avoid Debt by Degrees
Avoid Debt by Degrees. The story about student debt is not as simple as it appears. 141110_graduateloanrepayment. Grads are much likelier ... «U.S. News & World Report, Jul 15»
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Fundamentally Freund: Bring Herzl's grandparents for reburial in …
The land must, by degrees, be built up and prepared.” TO ACCOMPLISH this, he offered a novel series of practical suggestions, many of which ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, Jul 15»
3
Happiness by Jack Underwood review – death, depression and …
... when we're watching television and/everyone else can be depressed as rotten logs for all we care,/because various and by degrees as it is, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
From the archive, 6 July 1935: Chasing a tan in the New Bronze Age
To give them a hint without offending their modesty, I advanced cautiously on all fours, raising myself by degrees as much as decency permitted ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Greece should vote yes and Europe should be ashamed
Rules are rules. By degrees, and under great provocation, this characteristic EU trait became a determination to show Tsipras who was boss. «Kathimerini, Jul 15»
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Linked destinies
By degrees, his faith is undone. Yet still – by visiting Washington, lobbying lawmakers, funding the first Cherokee newspaper out of his own pocket – he fights for ... «Concord Monitor, Jul 15»
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Marion's Gardens by the Sea Tour a feast for the eyes
... and a gently slope down to Marion Harbor, it is a like a tour within a tour and approached the only way one should: by foot and by degrees. «SouthCoastToday.com, Jul 15»
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Crappies By Degrees
Crappies By Degrees. Don WirthContributor. Of all the factors determining crappie location and activity, none is more critical than water ... «Scout, Jul 15»
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Tim Dowling: the glue that binds us
Because it happens by degrees, everyone is blind to the impending crisis. Then, one day, the shelf breaks under the weight of it all, and it ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
10
Mastering fashion by degrees
Underscoring the importance of focused education and training designed to meet the business and legal needs of the fashion industry, ... «Lexology, Jul 15»

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