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I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
Jean Cocteau

Meaning of "little by little" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LITTLE BY LITTLE

little by little play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LITTLE BY LITTLE

little auk
little Aussie battler
Little Bear
Little Belt
Little Bighorn
Little Corporal
little cuttle
Little Diomede
Little Dipper
Little Dog
little end
Little Englander
little finger
little folk
little game
little grebe
little green men
little gull
little hand
little hours

WORDS THAT END LIKE LITTLE BY LITTLE

battle
belittle
brittle
cuittle
Doolittle
embrittle
frog spittle
kittle
knittle
lickspittle
little
no little
not a little
quite a little
skittle
smittle
spittle
tittle
toad spittle
vittle
whittle

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

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LITTLE BY LITTLE»

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

Translation of «little by little» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LITTLE BY LITTLE

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

Translator English - Chinese

一点一点地
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco a poco
570 millions of speakers

English

little by little
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कम से कम
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شيئا فشيئا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

понемногу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pouco a pouco
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অল্পে অল্পে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petit à petit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

sedikit demi sedikit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nach und nach
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

少しずつ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조금씩
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

sethitik dening sethitik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dần dần
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிறிது சிறிதாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

थोडे थोडे करून
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

azar azar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

a poco a poco
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

po trochu
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

потроху
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

încetul cu încetul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιγά-σιγά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

bietjie vir bietjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lite i taget
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

litt etter litt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of little by little

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LITTLE BY LITTLE»

The term «little by little» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.447 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LITTLE BY LITTLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «little by little» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «little by little» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 QUOTES WITH «LITTLE BY LITTLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word little by little.
1
Charles Baudelaire
Nothing can be done except little by little.
2
Jose Bergamin
Better than succeeding little by little is failing at one go.
3
Jean Cocteau
I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul.
4
Robert A. Cook
We dribble away our life, little by little, in small packages - we don't throw it away all at once.
5
Denis Diderot
We swallow greedily any lie that flatters us, but we sip only little by little at a truth we find bitter.
6
Alain Ducasse
When I was younger, I behaved a bit strangely sometimes - lost my temper, did silly things - but little by little, I've gotten better. As a chef, I think you need to do a lot of work on yourself and your temperament.
7
Marcel Duchamp
I was highly attracted to chess for forty or forty-five years; then, little by little, my enthusiasm lessened.
8
Bahman Ghobadi
I had no education in filmmaking. I started with a 8mm camera. I made 34 films, and little by little I gained more experience in filming.
9
Lady Gregory
It's best make changes little by little, the same as you'd put clothes upon a growing child.
10
Joseph Haydn
I listened more than I studied... therefore little by little my knowledge and ability were developed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LITTLE BY LITTLE»

Discover the use of little by little in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to little by little and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Little by Little
The story and illustrations will encourage kids, showing them that if they take it step-by-step, any new skill is within their reach!
Amber Stewart, 2008
2
Little by Little: Six Decades of Collecting American ...
This matchless account of a superb collection of New England country arts of the 17th through the 19th centuries tells the story of the collection and describes the joys, pitfalls, and philosophy of collecting with grace, humor, and great ...
Nina Fletcher Little, Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities, 1998
3
Little by Little
In this book you'll find easy to use worksheets that will allow you to maintain your budget, track your expenses, build your savings and note your progress. You'll be encouraged throughout this book by the Word of God.
Shamico J Winger, 2013
4
Little by Little: A Journey
In this book, you will find a large number of wise and practical lessons that help people avoid some of the pitfalls of life while at the same time enjoying some aspects of life that others find mundane.
Jack E. Shaw, 2009
5
Little by Little
"I'll give you a quarter, Paul, if you will take me down to the Point in your boat," said Thomas Nettle, as he came down to the beach where the boy addressed was baling out an old dingy-looking boat.
Oliver Optic, 2013
6
Little by Little
An adaptation of the Aesop fable, "The Crow and the Pitcher," in which a clever crow figures out how to get a drink of water when another crow has given up.
Linda Hayward, Aesop, 2002
7
Little By Little Or, The Cruise of the Flyaway
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide.
Oliver Optic, Professor Oliver Optic, 2012
8
Life Skills Curriculum: ARISE Little by Little: K - Grade 1, ...
What are the Little by Little Puppet Plays? Little by Little Puppet Plays allows young children to interact dramatically with one another, reinforcing life- readiness skills learned from the other parts of the Little By Little Series. When children ...
ARISE Foundation, 2011
9
Little by Little
Fadeke Adepetun. By LittLe LittLe An Account of God's Healing Power AuthorHouseTM 1663 Liberty Drive Bloomington, IN 47403 www.authorhouse. com Phone: 1-800-839-8640.
Fadeke Adepetun, 2012
10
Little by Little; or, the Penny Bank. With rules and method ...
LITTLE BY LITTLE; on, THE PENNY BANK. WITH RULES AND METHOD OF WORKING. EDITED BY GEORGE MATTHEWS, Acting Manager of the Exeter Buildin Penny B , Chelsea; and Author of “Easy easona ou Spelling, Reading', Writing, ...
George MATTHEWS (Schoolmaster.), 1868

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LITTLE BY LITTLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term little by little is used in the context of the following news items.
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Action and emotion when 'Colossal' takes the field - The Boston Globe
Hinderaker reveals his tale little by little, jumping back and forth in time, leaving realism behind to portray what's going on in Mike's head and ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
2
Earth may be submerged in water in a billion years due to its …
... up the Earth, an asteroid hitting the planet and wiping out mankind, climate change causing the world to die little by little every year. «ChristianToday, Jul 15»
3
Simple syrup dressing adds charm to a fruit salad - Hamilton Spectator
Add the syrup little by little to taste. Drizzle leftover syrup over yogurt or stir it into lemonade. As for the fruit, because it's summer, you have ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
4
Dad of 2 determined to make difference in fight against ALS | Health …
"Little by little, I got a lot of twitching in my muscles." The official ALS diagnosis came last year. Bellina has what is known as a sporadic case ... «WCVB Boston, Jul 15»
5
Reader dilemma: 'I'm addicted to rough porn' - Love & Sex - Life and …
I think you need to find a way to tell your wife – perhaps little by little, letting her understand the things you like about the porn you watch, which ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
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MS MR on Redefining Gender Roles and Staying DIY -- The Cut
... Third Wave Fund felt like it's not flashy — it's super-grassroots, nitty-gritty, changing people's opinions little by little. That felt like something we ... «New York Magazine, Jul 15»
7
Continued counselling provided for families of MH370, MH17 victims …
"They are still saddened by the incident but little by little, they are accepting it and moving on. Some are involved in small businesses and have ... «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»
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Teardown of Play Services v7.8 improves Smart Lock - Android …
But Android Auto is changing, little by little. So there's not a lot of huge changes coming soon to Google Play Services, at least that we can tell ... «Android Headlines - Android News, Jul 15»
9
Weleda Body Lotions: Product protection by Mega Airless
As the product is dispensed via the pump, a vacuum is created and the sachet retracts little by little. © 2015 - Premium Beauty News ... «Premium beauty, Jul 15»
10
Instagram Brings Search to the Web | N4BB
Little by little, Instagram has made its own web presence more fluid, and useful, and today's newest rollout add to that overall experience. «N4BB, Jul 15»

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