Separately
/ˈsɛprɪtli/
Definitions
In a way that is not together; individually or apart.
/ˈsɛprɪtli/
In a way that keeps things distinct or apart.
The children were playing separately in different rooms.
💡 Simply: Imagine you have two bags of snacks. You wouldn't mix them, right? You'd keep them separately, so you can choose which one to eat. That's the same idea!
👶 For kids: Doing things one at a time and not together.
More Examples
Please pay for your items separately at the cashier.
We dealt with each issue separately to ensure a thorough response.
How It's Used
"We need to address the concerns separately."
"The invoices should be filed separately."
Idioms & expressions
separate the wheat from the chaff
To distinguish the valuable or genuine from the worthless or fake.
"The interview process helped us separate the wheat from the chaff and find the best candidates."
From the Latin 'separatus,' past participle of 'separare' meaning 'to disjoin, divide.' It entered English in the late 16th century.
Used in various legal and administrative texts to describe division and classification.
Memory tip
Think of a 'separate' gate. Each thing passes through its own separate area.