Tom left step-by-step instructions for the person who would be filling in for him while he was on leave.
Source: tatoeba (3271020)
Step-by-step
Synonyms for "step-by-step" (6 found)
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Closest matches (2)
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (1)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (3)
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1 entriesTranslations
15 translations across 10 languages.
Danish
1 entries- trinvis adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
Finnish
2 entries- askelittainen adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
- vaiheittainen adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
German
2 entries- in Einzelschritten adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
- schrittweise adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
Polish
1 entries- stopniowy adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
Russian
2 entries- поша́говый adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
- поэта́пный adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
Sicilian
1 entries- passu passu adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
Spanish
1 entries- paso a paso adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
Swedish
2 entries- steg för steg adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
- stegvis adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
Ukrainian
1 entries- покро́ковий adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
Welsh
2 entries- cam a cham adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
- o gam i gam adj (proceeding from one step to the next in sequence)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
He was truly a renowned professor who took the time to break every problem down step-by-step. Even a poor student like myself was able to follow along with and grasp such complex equations.
Source: tatoeba (4603206)
Studying is a step-by-step process.
Source: tatoeba (7840483)
The step-by-step directions walked me through the assembly, but identifying the parts was still hard.
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