separately

«separately» in Mova's school dictionary: apart, not together; one at a time or each on its own — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb

meaning for a pupil

Separately means apart, not together; one at a time or each on its own. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in maths and school tasks: "Work out each part separately, then add them." In everyday life: wash dark and white clothes separately; recycling: sort glass, paper and plastic separately. In science: test each material separately (a fair test changes one thing at a time).

examples

• Wash the white and dark clothes separately. tree →
• The twins arrived separately. tree →
• Work out each step separately. tree →
• Put the glass and paper in the recycling separately. tree →
• We tested each magnet separately. tree →
• The toys are sold separately. tree →
• They live separately now. tree →
• The lawn was as green as if each blade of grass was cleaned separately morning and evening. tree →

note

Spelling trap: sep-A-rate-ly, with "a" after "p". Opposite: together. Adjective: separate.

In the corpora

• The American and the African and Asian porcupines are only distant relatives, and many scientists think they grew quills separately.
• Handwriting (presentation) and composition (what is written and how well) are different skills and are marked separately.
• Read the small print, like «batteries not included» or «each sold separately», because extra parts cost more.
• That is why knives are washed separately and put away at once.
• Two people telling the same lie often get caught when they are asked separately, because their details don't match.

Trees and pragmatics

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