independently
part of speech
adverb (independently)
meaning for a pupil
1) On your own, without help from others. tree →
2) Separately; without being connected to or affected by something else. tree →
3) Of a country: ruling itself, not ruled by another country. tree →
sense in the lessons
At school: «Work independently» means do it by yourself without copying. In science: two scientists independently discovered the same thing. In maths and probability: independent events do not affect each other. Phrases: work independently, independently of.
examples
- Please work independently for ten minutes. tree →
- She learned to read independently. tree →
- Two inventors independently came up with the same idea. tree →
- Each light works independently of the others. tree →
- My little brother can now dress independently. tree →
- The country has governed itself independently for many years. tree →
- The question is whether the method was adopted independently in Ireland, or was due to foreign influences. tree →
note
From independent + -ly. Noun: independence. In maths, events that happen independently (two coin tosses) do not change each other's chances.
Trees and pragmatics
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