namely

«namely» in Mova's school dictionary: used to say exactly who or what you mean, often to give a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (namely)

meaning for a pupil

Namely is used to say exactly who or what you mean, often to give a list or a name. tree →

sense in the lessons

In formal writing and explanations it introduces details: "two colours, namely red and blue". In maths answers it can name the numbers: "the factors, namely 1, 2, 3 and 6". Similar to "that is" or "i.e.".

examples

• Two pupils were missing, namely Sam and Lily. tree →
• Only one planet has rings we can easily see, namely Saturn. tree →
• We need three things, namely flour, eggs and milk. tree →
• The factors of 6, namely 1, 2, 3 and 6, add up to 12. tree →
• There's one problem, namely that we have no ball. tree →
• Two seasons are hot here, namely spring and summer. tree →
• She won the top prize, namely a new bike. tree →
• He has one weakness, namely chocolate. tree →
• After all, it was of very little consequence; for Kaela's mamma had the best of all possessions; namely, Kaela herself. tree →

note

Formal. Usually after a comma. Name + ly. Similar: that is, i.e., specifically. Trap: "e.g." gives examples (not all); "namely" names exactly all of them.

In the corpora

• Of the tribe of Joseph, namely, of the tribe of Manasseh, Gaddi the son of Susi.
• neither showed they kindness to the house of Jerubbaal, namely Gideon, according to all the goodness which he had shown unto Israel.
• There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by the owner thereof to his hurt;

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «namely» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.