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# singly

adverb (singly)

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

## Everyday

1. Singly means one at a time, or one by one, not in a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/singly/#m1)
2. Singly means alone, on its own. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/singly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life: "Enter singly." In science: some animals live singly, others in groups. In shops: items sold singly or in packs (useful in maths price problems). Phrases: singly or in pairs, sold singly.

### Examples

- The pupils came in singly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/singly/#x1)
- The bananas are sold singly or in bunches. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/singly/#x2)
- Tigers usually live singly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/singly/#x3)
- Plant the seeds singly, 5 cm apart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/singly/#x4)
- Answer the questions singly, not all together. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/singly/#x5)
- The guests arrived singly or in pairs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/singly/#x6)

### Note

From single. Spelling: singly (not "singlely"). In maths: compare price singly with price in a pack — e.g. 30p each singly or 1 pound for a pack of 4, so the pack is cheaper per item (25p).

## On Mova

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