What does separately mean?
Definitions for separately
sep·a·rate·ly
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word separately.
Princeton's WordNet
individually, separately, singly, severally, one by one, on an individual basisadverb
apart from others
"taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly"
Wiktionary
separatelyadverb
In a separate manner.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Separatelyadverb
Apart; singly; not in union; distinctly; particularly.
Etymology: from separate.
It is of singular use to princes, if they take the opinions of their council, both separately and together; for private opinion is more free, but opinion before others is more reserved. Francis Bacon.
If you admit of many figures, then conceive the whole together, and not every thing separately and in particular. Dryden.
ChatGPT
separately
Separately refers to the state or condition of being detached or disconnected from others, or doing something individually or independently. It often indicates that actions are performed by different persons or things independently, without being combined or connected. It can also mean one by one, apart from each other.
British National Corpus
Adverbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'separately' in Adverbs Frequency: #313
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of separately in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of separately in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of separately in a Sentence
By any measures you can see the number of children elevated blood lead levels have gone down. they’ve gone down year on year since we have been collecting data separately by housing type for children in New York City.
Do they want to be married and file separately or jointly? It won't be what they were doing in the past. It's super different.
Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich:
We decided to act with precision on oil. The finance ministry is proposing considering gas separately, and also separate positions on metals, above all non-ferrous metals, no significant changes are being considered. These are all small, targeted measures.
To start to look at some individual that was there for a short period of time, or, separately, individuals who really didn't play any role in the campaign, and to suggest that those are the basis for anything is a bit ridiculous.
Its such a commodity to us, were taking the full steps to make sure that the vaccines secure. Who is first in linehas yet to be decided. But Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said the hope is that enough doses are available by the end of January to vaccinate adults over age 65, who are at the highest risk from the coronavirus, and health care workers.Dr. Anthony Fauci, the U.S. governments top infectious-diseases expert, said it may take until spring or summer before anyone who is not high risk and wants a shot can get one. States already are gearing up for what is expected to be the biggest vaccination campaign in U.S. history. First the shots have to arrive where theyre needed, and Pfizers must be kept at ultra-cold temperatures around minus 94 degrees Fahrenheit, or minus 70 degrees Celsius. Modernas vaccine also starts off frozen, but the company said it can be thawed and kept in a regular refrigerator for 30 days, easing that concern. Governments in other countries and the World Health Organization, which aims to buy doses for poor nations, will have to decide separately if and when vaccines should be rolled out broadly. CLICK HERE FOR COMPLETE CORONAVIRUS COVERAGE Meanwhile, Homeland Security investigators and others are trying to send the message now to the public before the vaccines are approved and begin distribution. They say people should only get a vaccine from an approved medical provider. They shouldnt respond to calls seeking personal information. And they shouldnt click on social media posts purporting to sell cures. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.
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Translations for separately
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- separadamentCatalan, Valencian
- getrenntGerman
- χωριστάGreek
- separadamenteSpanish
- erilläänFinnish
- séparémentFrench
- air lethScottish Gaelic
- अलग, अलग अलगHindi
- különHungarian
- առանձինArmenian
- separatamente, disunitamente, distintamente, singolarmente, separatementeItalian
- 別々Japanese
- seorsumLatin
- særskiltNorwegian
- oddzielnie, osobnoPolish
- separadamentePortuguese
- врознь, врозь, отдельно, раздельноRussian
- посебно, posebnoSerbo-Croatian
- الگ, الگ الگUrdu
- 分別Chinese
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