via via

Dutch

Etymology

Reduplication of via.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

via via

1. through various intermediaries, especially by way of one's extended network

   Ik heb mijn kamer via via gevonden; de tante van de vriendin van mijn buurman werkt bij een makelaarsbureau.

   I found my room through my extended network; my neighbor's girlfriend's aunt works at a real estate agency.

Italian

Etymology

Literally, “away away”.

Adverb

via via

1. gradually

   Synonym: a mano a mano

   uno sbocco via via più ampio

   a wider and wider outlet

   (literally, “an outlet gradually wider”)

   ti informerò dei risultati via via

   I'll let you know of the results as they come in

   • 2019, George Orwell, translated by Nicola Gardini, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Mondadori:

     «Leggi ad alta voce. È il modo migliore. E mo lo spieghi via via.»

     "Read it aloud. That's the best way. Then you can explain it to me as you go."

     (literally, “"Read aloud. It is the best way. And explain it to me gradually."”)

2. (archaic) soon; shortly

Anagrams

• avviai, vaiavi, viavai