Standard Lemma guide

individually

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˌɪndɪˈvɪd͡ʒ(u)əli/
  • /ˌɪndə-/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N D IH0 V IH1 JH UW0 AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH2 N D IH0 V IH1 JH AH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

As individuals, separately, independently.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • individually assessed
  • rate the group individually

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

apart from others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
  • the fine points are treated singly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: separately, singly, severally, one by one, on an individual basis

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English individual Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English individually From individual + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: individualment — separately, independently
  • Finnish: yksilöllisesti — separately, independently
  • French: individuellement — separately, independently
  • Galician: individualmente — separately, independently
  • Georgian: დამოუკიდებლად (damouḳideblad) — separately, independently
  • Georgian: ინდივიდუალურად (individualurad) — separately, independently
  • German: individuell — separately, independently
  • German: einzeln — separately, independently
  • Greek: ατομικά (atomiká) — separately, independently
  • Hungarian: egyénileg — separately, independently
  • Italian: individualmente — separately, independently
  • Norman: îndividuellement — separately, independently
  • Polish: indywidualnie — separately, independently
  • Portuguese: individualmente — separately, independently
  • Russian: по одному́ (po odnomú) — separately, independently
  • Russian: индивидуа́льно (individuálʹno) — separately, independently
  • Russian: отде́льно (otdélʹno) — separately, independently
  • Spanish: individualmente — separately, independently
  • Swedish: individuellt — separately, independently
  • Ukrainian: індивідуа́льно (indyviduálʹno) — separately, independently
Real reading context

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