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.

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Johnson and Reno passed the track between them, each working separately, adding and subtracting small pieces. Tom Roland, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025 While chips are exempt from these tariffs, as the administration is expected to cover them separately, their stocks were cast aside in the broader risk-off plunge. Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025 The Tehran Stock Exchange separately rose some 2% on the news. Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025 Freeze the meat and au jus separately in an airtight container for up to two to three months. Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 8 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2025.

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