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Grammar : Adv
Spell : verb sep-uh-reyt; adjective, noun sep-er-it
Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈsɛp əˌreɪt; adjective, noun ˈsɛp ər ɪt



Definition of separately

Origin :
  • late 14c., from Latin separatus, past participle of separare "to pull apart," from se- "apart" (see secret) + parare "make ready, prepare" (see pare). Sever (q.v.) is a doublet, via French. Related: Separated; separating.
  • adv alone, individually
Example sentences :
  • Beat them all separately in a mortar, and then mix them well together.
  • Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie
  • But thinking them to be two different fiends he fought them separately.
  • Extract from : « Father Sergius » by Leo Tolstoy
  • Every period of his campaign ought to have been separately reported.
  • Extract from : « Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 » by Adam Gurowski
  • They came to me separately: one bleated, another screamed, one howled.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • I did my questioning there, not troubling to take them separately.
  • Extract from : « The Million-Dollar Suitcase » by Alice MacGowan
  • This would, therefore, be what is called a "separately excited" dynamo.p.
  • Extract from : « Electricity for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • The cost of mill and press is about $90, but each can be had separately for $45.
  • Extract from : « The Cultivation of The Native Grape, and Manufacture of American Wines » by George Husmann
  • The other two will follow you at an equal distance, together or separately.
  • Extract from : « Saint Bartholomew's Eve » by G. A. Henty
  • That which exists in the mind only; separate from matter; to think of separately as a quality.
  • Extract from : « Carpentry for Boys » by J. S. Zerbe
  • The heads of each department set their views before him separately.
  • Extract from : « Albert Gallatin » by John Austin Stevens

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