Separate vs. Separately — What's the Difference?

To set, force, or keep apart

To set, force, or keep apart

To put space between; space apart or scatter

To put space between; space apart or scatter

To form a border or barrier between (two areas or groups)

To form a border or barrier between (two areas or groups)

To place in different groups; sort

To place in different groups; sort

To differentiate or discriminate between; distinguish

To differentiate or discriminate between; distinguish

To cause to be distinct or different

To cause to be distinct or different

To remove from a mixture or combination; isolate.

To remove from a mixture or combination; isolate.

To cause (one person) to stop living with another, or to cause (a couple) to stop living together, often by decree

To cause (one person) to stop living with another, or to cause (a couple) to stop living together, often by decree

To terminate a contractual relationship with (someone); discharge.

To terminate a contractual relationship with (someone); discharge.

To come apart; become detached

To come apart; become detached

To withdraw or break away

To withdraw or break away

To part company; go away from each other; disperse

To part company; go away from each other; disperse

To stop living together as a couple

To stop living together as a couple

To become divided into components or parts

To become divided into components or parts

Not touching or adjoined; detached

Not touching or adjoined; detached

Existing or considered as an independent entity

Existing or considered as an independent entity

Dissimilar from all others; distinct or individual

Dissimilar from all others; distinct or individual

Often Separate Having undergone schism or estrangement from a parent body

Often Separate Having undergone schism or estrangement from a parent body

A garment, such as a skirt, jacket, or pair of slacks, that may be purchased separately and worn in various combinations with other garments.

A garment, such as a skirt, jacket, or pair of slacks, that may be purchased separately and worn in various combinations with other garments.

A stereo component that is purchased separately and connected to other components as part of a system.

A stereo component that is purchased separately and connected to other components as part of a system.

An offprint of an article.

An offprint of an article.

Apart from (the rest); not connected to or attached to (anything else).

In a separate manner; not together; apart.

(followed by “from”) Not together (with); not united (to).

Apart from others;

(transitive) To divide (a thing) into separate parts.

(transitive) To disunite from a group or mass; to disconnect.

(transitive) To cause (things or people) to be separate.

(intransitive) To divide itself into separate pieces or substances.

(obsolete) To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.

Anything that is sold by itself, especially articles of clothing such as blouses, skirts, jackets, and pants.

(bibliography) A printing of an article from a periodical as its own distinct publication and distributed independently, often with different page numbers.

To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part in any manner.

To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea separates Europe and Africa.

To set apart; to select from among others, as for a special use or service.

To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw from one another; as, the family separated.

Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected; separated; - said of things once connected.

Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; - said of things that have not been connected.

Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate spirit; the separate state of souls.

A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication

A garment that can be purchased separately and worn in combinations with other garments

Act as a barrier between; stand between;

Force, take, or pull apart;

Mark as different;

Separate into parts or portions;

Come apart;

Divide into components or constituents;

Arrange or order by classes or categories;

Become separated into pieces or fragments;

Make a division or separation

Discontinue an association or relation; go different ways;

Go one's own away; move apart;

Treat differently on the basis of sex or race

Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork;

Independent; not united or joint;

Individual and distinct;

Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything;

Not living together as man and wife;

Characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing;

Separated according to race, sex, class, or religion;

Have the connection undone; having become separate