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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/#x1)
- The twins arrived separately. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/#x2)
- Work out each step separately. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/#x3)
- Put the glass and paper in the recycling separately. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/#x4)
- We tested each magnet separately. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/#x5)
- The toys are sold separately. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/#x6)
- They live separately now. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/#x7)
- The lawn was as green as if each blade of grass was cleaned separately morning and evening. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/#x8)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/biology/317-rodents-of-every-kind-squirrels-marmots-prairie-dogs-porcupines-chinchillas-and-dormice/14/)
- [Handwriting (presentation) and composition (what is written and how well) are different skills and are marked separately.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/5-handwriting-holding-the-pencil-and-joining-up/25/)
- [Read the small print, like «batteries not included» or «each sold separately», because extra parts cost more.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/280-illusions-and-adverts/22/)
- [That is why knives are washed separately and put away at once.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/294-kitchen-freezer-plugs-and-balconies/3/)
- [Two people telling the same lie often get caught when they are asked separately, because their details don't match.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/433-big-kids-little-kids-and-the-truth-at-home/39/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «separately» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/separately/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.