BY INCHES

Meaning of BY INCHES in English

adv. phr. By small or slow degrees; little by little; gradually. The river was rising by inches. They got a heavy wooden beam under the barn for a lever, and managed to move it by inches. He was dying by inches.

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BY INCHES — adverb also inch by inch : very gradually or slowly
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY INCHES — little by little, gradually
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
BY INCHES — {adv. phr.} By small or slow degrees; little by little; gradually. * /The river was rising by inches./ * /They …
Slang English vocab
BY INCHES — {adv. phr.} By small or slow degrees; little by little; gradually. * /The river was rising by inches./ * /They …
Словарь английских идиом
BY INCHES — 1) = inch by inch 2) почти; чуть не the car missed him by inches ≈ он чуть не попал …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY INCHES — почти; чуть не мало-помалу, понемногу
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BY INCHES — мало помалу, почти, чуть не
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BY INCHES — мало помалу, почти, чуть не
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
BY INCHES — 1) = inch by inch 2) почти; чуть не the car missed him by inches — он чуть не попал …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BY INCHES — 1) - inch by inch 2) почти; чуть не the car missed him by inches — он чуть не попал под машину
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BY INCHES — почти; чуть не мало-помалу, понемногу
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
BY INCHES — 1) = inch by inch 2) почти; чуть не the car missed him by inches ≈ он чуть не попал …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY INCHES — мало-помалу
Англо-Русский словарь
BY — I. |bī also especially bef cons bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English be, bī, preposition, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BY — by 1 /buy/ , prep., adv., adj., n., pl. byes . prep. 1. near to or next to: a home …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BY — I. ˈbī, before consonants also bə preposition Etymology: Middle English, preposition & adverb, from Old English, preposition, be, bī; akin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BY — (·pref.) against. 2. by ·adv aside; as, to lay by; to put by. 3. by (·pref.) on; along; in traversing. …
Webster English vocab
INCHES — informal a person's height or waist measurement. → inch
Concise Oxford English vocab
BY — / baɪ; NAmE / preposition , adverb ■ preposition 1. near sb/sth; at the side of sb/sth; beside sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY — I. by 1 S1 W1 /baɪ/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ; Origin: be , bi ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BY — prep., adv., & n. prep. 1 near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BY — prep., adv., & n. --prep. 1. near, beside, in the region of (stand by the door; sit by me; path …
Oxford English vocab
BY — The preposition is pronounced /baɪ/. The adverb is pronounced /baɪ/. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BY
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INCHES — • ↑ be 10 metres by 5 metres/be 10 inches by 8 inches etc
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INCHES — ➡ imperial system
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INCHES — niches
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INCHES — Дюймы
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BY — by предл.1) у, при, около, возле, рядом с (нахождение или действие вблизи чего-л.) a home by a lake — дом …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
BY — 1. baı a 1. лежащий в стороне 2. второстепенный, необязательный 2. baı adv 1. мимо he passed by without a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) у, при, около, возле, рядом с ( нахождение или действие вблизи чего-л. ) a home by a …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BY — 1. предл. 1) у, при, около, возле, рядом с (нахождение или действие вблизи чего-л.) a home by a lake — дом рядом …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BY — 1. _prep. 1> в пространственном значении указывает на: а> близость у, при, около; a house by the river дом у …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BY — 1. prep. 1. в пространственном значении указывает на: а. близость у, при, около; a house by the river дом у …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BY — 1. _prep. 1> в пространственном значении указывает на: а> близость у, при, около; a house by the river дом у …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BY — №_1.: [adv.] 1) рядом, поблизости he lives close by он живёт поблизости it's near by это совсем рядом 2) мимо …
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
BY — 1. adv 1) рядом, поблизости, he lives close by он живёт поблизости, it`s near by это совсем рядом; 2) мимо, …
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
INCHES — Дюймы
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
BY — 1. предл. 1) а) у, при, около a home by a lake ≈ дом рядом с озером Syn : near …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
INCH — I. ˈinch noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English inch, inche, from Old English ince, ynce, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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