separately

adv

separately

adv

UK /ˈsɛp.(ə.)ɹət.li/ · US /ˈsɛp.ɹət.li/

Etymology From separate + -ly.

1

In a separate manner; not together; apart.

  • We've been living separately for three years.
  • Tackle the different parts of the climb separately before attempting the whole thing in one go.
1 more example
  • Syntactically, hendiadic constructions differ from synthetonic sequences in that the latter are separate clauses, and hence are separately negatable and may have different tenses and aspects and different subjects.2002, Joan L. Bybee, Michael Noonan, Complex Sentences in Grammar and Discourse, page 152:
Synonyms
sunderling

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