au fur et à mesure
French, conjunction/o fy.ʁ‿e a m(ə).zyʁ/
au fur et à mesure is a French conjunction meaning “in keeping with (progressively, in sequence)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does au fur et à mesure mean in English?
conjunction
- 1
in keeping with (progressively, in sequence)
La demande diminue toujours au fur et à mesure que le prix augmente.
adverb
- 1
bit by bit, gradually; as one goes along
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Progressivement ; à proportion
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce au fur et à mesure?
- /o fy.ʁ‿e a m(ə).zyʁ/
- \o fy.ʁ‿e a m(ə).zyʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to au fur et à mesure
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.