separately

adverb

sep·​a·​rate·​ly ˈse-p(ə-)rət-lē How to pronounce separately (audio)
ˈse-pərt-lē
: in a separate manner or by separate means : not together with someone or something else
She and her husband drove separately to the restaurant.
The software is sold separately from the hardware.
The professor met with each student separately.

Examples of separately in a Sentence

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The city is separately paying for the land in a novel way. Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2025 These results held when vulnerable populations of Medicare beneficiaries were analyzed separately and compared to those cared for by physicians, aligning with the findings of many other studies conducted over the past four decades. Web Golinkin, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025 Most robots handle these tasks separately, but this limits agility. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025 Surveillance footage in the area allegedly showed Holmes and Terry walking separately near the crime scene shortly before the murder. Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for separately

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of separately was circa 1552

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“Separately.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/separately. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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