Example: The plants grew taller week by week during spring.
Definition
"Week by week" is an expression used to describe something happening or changing gradually over the course of successive weeks, indicating a steady progression or development with each passing week.
Translations
semana a semana
week na week
setmana rere setmana
semaine après semaine
Woche für Woche
Etymology
The phrase "week by week" originates from the simple combination of the word "week," which comes from Old English "wice," meaning a succession of seven days, and the preposition "by," indicating a stepwise or incremental process. The expression emphasizes gradual change occurring in weekly intervals.
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"Week by week" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - General - Idioms and Proverbs - (A1) - set 1", containing 104 commonly used expressions.
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