Independently — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

on your own; without outside help

apart from others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəntli/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌɪndɪpˈɛndəntli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌɪndɪpˈɛndəntli/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəntli/.

Examples

the children worked on the project independently
the clothes were hung severally

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

severally

Parts of Speech

adverb	on your own; without outside help “the children worked on the project independently”
adverb	apart from others “the clothes were hung severally”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unabhängig

auf eigene Faust; ohne fremde Hilfe

🇫🇷French

indépendamment

par vous-même ; sans aide extérieure

🇪🇸Spanish

independientemente

por tu cuenta; sin ayuda externa

🇮🇹Italian

indipendentemente

da solo; senza aiuto esterno

🇳🇱Dutch

onafhankelijk

in je eentje; zonder hulp van buitenaf

🇵🇹Portuguese

independentemente

por conta própria; sem ajuda externa

🇷🇺Russian

независимо

самостоятельно; без посторонней помощи

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वतंत्र रूप से

अपने दम पर; बिना बाहरी मदद के

🇧🇩Bengali

স্বাধীনভাবে

আপনার নিজের উপর; বাইরের সাহায্য ছাড়া

🇮🇳Tamil

சுதந்திரமாக

சொந்தமாக; வெளி உதவி இல்லாமல்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వతంత్రంగా

మీ స్వంతంగా; బయటి సహాయం లేకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वतंत्रपणे

स्वतःहून; बाहेरील मदतीशिवाय

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વતંત્ર રીતે

તમારા પોતાના પર; બહારની મદદ વગર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವತಂತ್ರವಾಗಿ

ನಿಮ್ಮದೇ ಆದ ಮೇಲೆ; ಹೊರಗಿನ ಸಹಾಯವಿಲ್ಲದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വതന്ത്രമായി

സ്വന്തമായി; ബാഹ്യ സഹായമില്ലാതെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਤੰਤਰ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

ਆਪਣੇ ਆਪ 'ਤੇ; ਬਾਹਰੀ ਮਦਦ ਦੇ ਬਿਨਾਂ

🇵🇰Urdu

آزادانہ طور پر

اپنے طور پر؛ بیرونی مدد کے بغیر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

独立地

靠你自己；无需外界帮助

🇯🇵Japanese

独立して

自分自身で;外部からの助けがなければ

🇰🇷Korean

독립적으로

스스로; 외부 도움 없이

🇻🇳Vietnamese

độc lập

của riêng bạn; không có sự trợ giúp từ bên ngoài

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างอิสระ

ด้วยตัวคุณเอง; โดยไม่ได้รับความช่วยเหลือจากภายนอก

🇮🇩Indonesian

secara mandiri

sendiri; tanpa bantuan dari luar

🇵🇭Filipino

nang nakapag-iisa

sa iyong sarili; nang walang tulong sa labas

🇲🇾Malay

secara bebas

sendiri; tanpa bantuan pihak luar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل مستقل

لوحدك؛ دون مساعدة خارجية

🇮🇷Persian

به طور مستقل

به تنهایی؛ بدون کمک خارجی

🇹🇷Turkish

bağımsız olarak

kendi başına; dışarıdan yardım almadan

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן עצמאי

בעצמך; ללא עזרה מבחוץ

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The primary meaning of 'independently' is 'on your own; without outside help'.

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