separately vs alone

Both 'separately' and 'alone' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Separately' is used when referring to things being apart or individually, while 'alone' is used when referring to a person or thing being by itself without others. They are not interchangeable.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 1218 views

separately

The word 'separately' is correct and commonly used in English when referring to things being apart or individually.

Use 'separately' when you want to indicate that things are not together or are considered individually.

Examples:

Please list the items separately.
The twins were born separately on different days.

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These two elements are therefore addressed separately below.
An empty sterile mixing vial is supplied separately.
Everything is packaged separately and securely.
I understand all those words separately.
For pharmacokinetic purposes therefore each component can be considered separately.
In REPLACE-2, bleeding data were collected separately from adverse events.
Nonparticipating Member States are reported separately.
Sediment and overlying water are analysed separately.
But this cannot be dealt with separately.
I suggest voting on Amendment 64 separately.
The aforementioned specifications apply to each access point separately.
'The dust sample shall preferably be analysed separately.
All material reconciling items shall be separately identified and described.
Dust samples shall be analysed separately.
Information collected during other than normal operating conditions should be reported separately.
Carbon storage shall be reported separately.
These shall be included in the analysis and reported separately.
Forequarters and hindquarters must be boned separately.
Parts and materials charged separately should be included in general merchandise.
The merger avoided having to rebuild each entity separately.

Alternatives:

individually
apart
one by one
distinctly
independently

alone

The word 'alone' is correct and commonly used in English when referring to a person or thing being by itself without others.

Use 'alone' when you want to indicate that someone or something is solitary or without companions.

Examples:

She preferred to be alone.
The child was left alone in the room.

Alternatives:

by oneself
solitarily
singly
unaccompanied
isolated

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