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# individual

adjective; noun (an individual, individuals)

«individual» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (adjective) Single and separate; for one person or thing only. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#m1)
2. (noun) One person, thought of separately from a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#m2)
3. (adjective) Different from others; special to one person. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: "individual price" is the price of one; "individual cakes". In school: individual work versus group work. Phrases: individual portions, each individual, individual needs.

### Examples

- The individual price of a cake is 1 dollar. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#x1)
- Each individual pupil gets a certificate. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#x2)
- She has a very individual style. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#x3)
- We did individual projects, not group work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#x4)
- The yoghurts come in individual pots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#x5)
- Every individual matters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#x6)
- Individual players can win prizes too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#x7)
- They had not taken a hundred steps when they saw two rough-looking individuals sitting on a stone begging for alms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/#x8)

### Note

Countable as a noun. Adverb: individually ("they are wrapped individually"). Maths: "individual" price is per one item; multiply by the number to get the total.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths: "individual price" is the price of one; "individual cakes". In school: individual work versus group work. Phrases: individual portions, each individual, individual needs.

### Examples

- It is the Consummation of the Truth of individual spiritual things. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/individual/#x1)
- Notwithstanding the decay of the individual, the genus is produced by the antithesis of man and wife. (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/individual/#x2)
- + Make non-commercial use of the files We designed Google Book Search for use by individuals, and we request that you use these files for personal, non-commercial purposes. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/individual/#x3)

### Note

Countable as a noun. Adverb: individually ("they are wrapped individually"). Maths: "individual" price is per one item; multiply by the number to get the total.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «individual» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/individual/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«individual» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/individual.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «individual» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/individual/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«individual» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/individual.html) on Mova free.