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separately

sep·a·rate
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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb sep-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it]
    • /verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsɛp ər ɪt/
    • /ˈseprətli/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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".

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Synonyms 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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