Severally — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

apart from others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈɛvɹəli/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈɛvɹəli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈɛvɹəli/

4 syllables Say it as /sˈɛvɹəli/.

Examples

the clothes were hung severally
taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
the fine points are treated singly

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

individually singly independently on an individual basis respectively separately one by one

Parts of Speech

adverb	apart from others “the clothes were hung severally”
adverb	apart from others “taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square”
adverb	in the order given “the brothers were called Felix and Max, respectively”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einzeln

abgesehen von anderen

🇫🇷French

individuellement

à part des autres

🇪🇸Spanish

separadamente

aparte de los demás

🇮🇹Italian

separatamente

a parte gli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

hoofdelijk

afgezien van anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

solidariamente

além de outros

🇷🇺Russian

по отдельности

помимо других

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अलग-अलग

दूसरों से अलग

🇧🇩Bengali

বিভিন্নভাবে

অন্যদের থেকে আলাদা

🇮🇳Tamil

பலவிதமாக

மற்றவர்களை தவிர

🇮🇳Telugu

అనేకంగా

ఇతరుల నుండి కాకుండా

🇮🇳Marathi

स्वतंत्रपणे

इतरांपेक्षा वेगळे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અલગથી

અન્ય લોકો સિવાય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಲವಾರು

ಇತರರನ್ನು ಹೊರತುಪಡಿಸಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പലവിധത്തിൽ

മറ്റുള്ളവരിൽ നിന്ന് വേറിട്ട്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਖਰੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ

ਹੋਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਇਲਾਵਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

الگ الگ

دوسروں کے علاوہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

分别地

除了其他人

🇯🇵Japanese

それぞれに

他人とは別に

🇰🇷Korean

개별적으로

다른 사람들과는 별개로

🇻🇳Vietnamese

một cách nghiêm túc

ngoài những người khác

🇹🇭Thai

อย่างรุนแรง

นอกเหนือจากคนอื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

beberapa kali

selain dari yang lain

🇵🇭Filipino

ilang beses

bukod sa iba

🇲🇾Malay

secara berasingan

selain daripada yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدة مرات

بصرف النظر عن الآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

به طور جداگانه

جدا از دیگران

🇹🇷Turkish

müteselsilen

diğerlerinden ayrı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לחוד

מלבד אחרים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'severally'?

The primary meaning of 'severally' is 'apart from others'.

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Using 'severally' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'severally' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'severally' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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