Standard Lemma guide

jointly

adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Together, acting as one; collectively.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • They jointly raised the child, even though they were no longer married.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in conjunction with; combined

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • our salaries put together couldn't pay for the damage
  • we couldn't pay for the damages with all our salaries put together

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: collectively, conjointly, together with

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in collaboration or cooperation

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • this paper was written jointly

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English joint 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 jointly From joint + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: заедно (zaedno) — together
  • Bulgarian: съвместно (sǎvmestno) — together
  • Catalan: conjuntament — together
  • Dutch: gezamenlijk — together
  • Finnish: yhteisesti — together
  • Finnish: yhdessä — together
  • French: conjointement — together
  • Georgian: ერთობლივად (ertoblivad) — together
  • Georgian: ერთად (ertad) — together
  • Georgian: თანაზიარად (tanaziarad) — together
  • German: gemeinsam — together
  • Italian: congiuntamente — together
  • Latin: ūniter — together
  • Middle English: comunly — together
  • Polish: wspólnie — together
  • Polish: razem — together
  • Portuguese: conjuntamente — together
  • Romanian: împreună — together
  • Russian: совме́стно (sovméstno) — together
  • Russian: сообща́ (soobščá) — together
  • Russian: вме́сте (vméste) — together
  • Sanskrit: साकम् (sākam) — together
  • Scottish Gaelic: cuideachd — together
  • Spanish: juntamente — together
  • Spanish: al alimón — together
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