Dictionary

independently en · ADV

Pronunciation

• /ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English independent Middle English -ly English -ly English independently From independent + -ly.

Meanings

1. In an independent manner.
   • Both teams worked out the answers independently.
   • By the end of this period pupils are expected to be reading simple books independently and with enthusiasm. 1972, Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren, How to Read a Book, →ISBN, →LCCN, page 25:
   • The most likely conclusion, the researchers say, is that the Levallois method was not taken to Eurasia by African migrants, but evolved there gradually and independently. 2014 September 29, Douglas Quenqua, “Toolmaking May Have Risen Independently”, in The New York Times:
   • The business partners had radically different ideas for the company, and each decided to work on a project independently of the other.

Forms

Deriveds

independently wealthy

Translations (39)

ru незави́симо (in an independent manner) · nb uavhengig (in an independent manner) · sh nezávisno (in an independent manner) · sv självständigt (in an independent manner) · ko 독립하여 (in an independent manner) · lv neatkarīgi (in an independent manner) · pl niepodlegle (in an independent manner) · fi itsenäisesti (in an independent manner) · ca independentment (in an independent manner) · ru самостоя́тельно (in an independent manner) · sh nȅovisno (in an independent manner) · nl onafhankelijk (in an independent manner) · fr indépendamment (in an independent manner) · ja 自立して (in an independent manner) · hu önállóan (in an independent manner) · be незале́жна (in an independent manner) · gl independentemente (in an independent manner) · cmn 獨立地 /独立地 (in an independent manner) · pl niezależnie (in an independent manner) · hu (egymástól) függetlenül (in an independent manner) · be самасто́йна (in an independent manner) · bg незави́симо (in an independent manner) · cs nezávisle (in an independent manner) · ja 単独で (in an independent manner) · cmn 自立地 (in an independent manner) · uk незале́жно (in an independent manner) · de unabhängig (in an independent manner) · eo sendepende (in an independent manner) · mk независно (in an independent manner) · ja 独立して (in an independent manner) · pt independentemente (in an independent manner) · pl niezawiśle (in an independent manner) · uk самості́йно (in an independent manner) · ko 자주적으로 (in an independent manner) · sk nezávisle (in an independent manner) · sh sȁmostālno (in an independent manner) · de selbstständig (in an independent manner) · it indipendentemente (in an independent manner) · es independientemente (in an independent manner)