singly

ˈsɪŋɡli

Definition

Definition of singly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

aloneindividually, not as a group

Each participant must complete the task singly..

alone

individually

separately

sequentiallyone at a time or one by one

The students entered the room singly.

individually

separately

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Expressions with singly

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misfortunes never come singly

exp.

bad events happen together, not alone

After losing his job, his car broke down. Misfortunes never come singly.

Origin of singly

Old English, singal (single)

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X chromosome

male cells

chromosome found singly in male cells

alternate

adj.

plant

arranged singly at different heights on a stem

azygos

adj.

singular

occurring singly, not part of a pair

azygous

adj.

biology

occurring singly, not one of a pair

Examples of singly in a sentence

The birds flew singly across the sky.
The books were placed on the shelf singly.
He tackled the tasks singly, ensuring quality.

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French:individuellement, séparément, ...
German:einzeln, nacheinander, ...
Italian:individualmente, ...
Spanish:individualmente, uno por uno, ...
Portuguese:individualmente, um a um, ...
Chinese:独自地, 一个接一个地, ...
Japanese:一人で, 一人ずつ, ...
Arabic:بِشَكْلٍ فَرْدِي, فَرادى, ...
Hebrew:בְּנִפְרָד, אֶחָד אֶחָד, ...
Russian:в одиночку, по одному, ...
Ukrainian:самостійно, по одному, ...
Hindi:अलग-अलग, क्रमशः, ...
Bengali:এককভাবে, এক এক করে, ...
Catalan:individualment, d'un en un, ...
Czech:jednotlivě, jeden po druhém, ...
Danish:enkeltvis, singly, ...
Dutch:alleen, één voor één, ...
Greek:ατομικά, διαδοχικά, ...
Hungarian:egyenként, egyesével, ...
Khmer:ម្នាក់ៗ, ម្តងម្នាក់, ...
Korean:혼자서, 하나씩, ...
Persian:جداگانه, یکی یکی, ...
Polish:indywidualnie, pojedynczo, ...
Portuguese (BR):individualmente, separadamente, ...
Romanian:singur, pe rând, ...
Swedish:ensam, individuellt, ...
Thai:ทีละคน, ทีละหนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:tek başına, teker teker, ...
Vietnamese:riêng lẻ, từng người một, ...

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Adverb

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