separately

adverb

sep·​a·​rate·​ly ˈse-p(ə-)rət-lē 

ˈse-pərt-lē

: in a separate manner or by separate means : not together with someone or something else

She and her husband drove separately to the restaurant.

The software is sold separately from the hardware.

The professor met with each student separately.

Examples of separately in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For some spouses, however, filing separately may be the preferable choice. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 7 Sep. 2026

The allegations in the federal indictment mirror those brought by Minnesota officials, who have separately charged Castro with assault and false reporting of a crime related to the nonfatal shooting of Sosa-Celis. — Valerie Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

Most organizations, however, are still approaching AI transformation function by function, embedding it separately within marketing and within sales rather than across the system that connects them. — Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026

Wolves also are protected separately under California’s Endangered Species Act. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1552, in the meaning defined above