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- [verb sep-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it]
- /verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsɛp ər ɪt/
- /ˈseprətli/
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- [verb sep-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it]
- /verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsɛp ər ɪt/
Definitions of separately word
- verb with object separately to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence. 1
- verb with object separately to put, bring, or force apart; part: to separate two fighting boys. 1
- verb with object separately to set apart; disconnect; dissociate: to separate church and state. 1
- verb with object separately to remove or sever from association, service, etc., especially legally or formally: He was separated from the army right after V-E Day. 1
- verb with object separately to sort, part, divide, or disperse (an assemblage, mass, compound, etc.), as into individual units, components, or elements. 1
- verb with object separately to take by parting or dividing; extract (usually followed by from or out): to separate metal from ore. 1
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Origin of separately
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English (noun and adj.) < Latin sēparātus (past participle of sēparāre), equivalent to sē- se- + par(āre) to furnish, produce, obtain, prepare + -ātus -ate1
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Parts of speech for Separately
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
separately popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
separately usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for separately
adv separately
- a la carte — An à la carte menu in a restaurant offers you a choice of individually priced dishes for each course.
- abnormally — not normal, average, typical, or usual; deviating from a standard: abnormal powers of concentration; an abnormal amount of snow; abnormal behavior.
- antagonistically — acting in opposition; opposing, especially mutually.
- antithetically — in an antithetical way
- apart — When people or things are apart, they are some distance from each other.
adverb separately
- aloofly — at a distance, especially in feeling or interest; apart: They always stood aloof from their classmates.
- correspondingly — You use correspondingly when describing a situation which is closely connected with one you have just mentioned or is similar to it.
- dissimilarly — In a dissimilar way; differently.
- incompatibly — In an incompatible manner.
- negatively — expressing or containing negation or denial: a negative response to the question.
Antonyms for separately
adv separately
- all together — in chorus, in unison
- as one — If a group of people does something as one, all the people do the same thing at the same time or in the same way.
- at one fell swoop — to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
- coincidentally — You use coincidentally when you want to draw attention to a coincidence.
- collectively — formed by collection.
adverb separately
- concurrently — occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
- conjointly — In a conjoint manner; jointly or together.
- jointly — together; in combination or partnership; in common: My brother and I own the farm jointly.
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