adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈsɛp.(ə.)ɹət.li/
General-American:/ˈsɛp.ɹət.li/
General-American:/ˈsɛp.ɚ.li/
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Australian, New-Zealand:/ˈsep.(ə.)ɹət.li/
CMU ARPABET:S EH1 P ER0 AH0 T L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:S EH1 P R AH0 T L IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adv
Meaning 1
In a separate manner; not together; apart.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
We've been living separately for three years.
Tackle the different parts of the climb separately before attempting the whole thing in one go.
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: individually, singly, severally, one by one, on an individual basis
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English separate Middle English -ly English -ly English separately From separate + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
առանձին
(aṙanjin)
— in a separate manner
Belarusian:
асобна
(asóbna)
— in a separate manner
Bulgarian:
отделно
(otdelno)
— in a separate manner
Catalan:
separadament
— in a separate manner
Chinese Mandarin:
分別 /分别
(fēnbié)
— in a separate manner
Chinese Mandarin:
單獨 /单独
(dāndú)
— in a separate manner
Chinese Mandarin:
分開 /分开
(fēnkāi)
— in a separate manner
Crimean Tatar:
ayrı
— in a separate manner
Finnish:
erillään
— in a separate manner
French:
séparément
— in a separate manner
Galician:
separadamente
— in a separate manner
Georgian:
ცალ-ცალკე
(cal-calḳe)
— in a separate manner
Georgian:
განცალკევებით
(gancalḳevebit)
— in a separate manner
German:
getrennt
— in a separate manner
Greek:
χωριστά
(choristá)
— in a separate manner
Ancient Greek:
ἀμφίς
(amphís)
— in a separate manner
Hindi:
अलग
(alag)
— in a separate manner
Hindi:
अलग अलग
(alag alag)
— in a separate manner
Hungarian:
külön
— in a separate manner
Irish:
ar leith
— in a separate manner
Italian:
distintamente
— in a separate manner
Italian:
separatemente
— in a separate manner
Italian:
separatamente
— in a separate manner
Italian:
singolarmente
— in a separate manner
Italian:
disunitamente
— in a separate manner
Japanese:
別々に
(betsubetsu ni)
— in a separate manner
Latin:
seorsum
— in a separate manner
Latin:
sēparātim
— in a separate manner
Latin:
sēiunctim
— in a separate manner
Ngarrindjeri:
kingung
— in a separate manner
Norwegian:
særskilt
— in a separate manner
Polish:
oddzielnie
— in a separate manner
Polish:
osobno
— in a separate manner
Portuguese:
separadamente
— in a separate manner
Russian:
отде́льно
(otdélʹno)
— in a separate manner
Russian:
врознь
(vroznʹ)
— in a separate manner
Russian:
врозь
(vrozʹ)
— in a separate manner
Russian:
разде́льно
(razdélʹno)
— in a separate manner
Scottish Gaelic:
air leth
— in a separate manner
Serbo-Croatian:
посебно
— in a separate manner
Serbo-Croatian:
posebno
— in a separate manner
Spanish:
separadamente
— in a separate manner
Tocharian B:
waiptār
— in a separate manner
Turkish:
ayrı ayrı
— in a separate manner
Ottoman Turkish:
باشقه باشقه
(başka başka)
— in a separate manner
