singly

«singly» in Mova's school dictionary: one at a time, or one by one, not in a group — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (singly)

meaning for a pupil

1) Singly means one at a time, or one by one, not in a group. tree →

2) Singly means alone, on its own. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday life: "Enter singly." In science: some animals live singly, others in groups. In shops: items sold singly or in packs (useful in maths price problems). Phrases: singly or in pairs, sold singly.

examples

• The pupils came in singly. tree →
• The bananas are sold singly or in bunches. tree →
• Tigers usually live singly. tree →
• Plant the seeds singly, 5 cm apart. tree →
• Answer the questions singly, not all together. tree →
• The guests arrived singly or in pairs. tree →

note

From single. Spelling: singly (not "singlely"). In maths: compare price singly with price in a pack — e.g. 30p each singly or 1 pound for a pack of 4, so the pack is cheaper per item (25p).

Trees and pragmatics

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