independently

/,indi'pendəntli/

Thân thiện

The children worked on the project independently.

Definition

1. Adverb:
   • Without outside help or influence; on one's own: Performing an action or functioning without assistance, control, or reliance on others.
   • Separately; apart from others: Existing, occurring, or considered as a distinct, individual unit.

Usage Examples

• Without outside help:
  • She learned to code independently by using online resources.
  • The young researcher conducted the experiments independently.
• Separately; apart:
  • The two systems operate independently of each other.
  • Each department functions independently within the larger organization.

Advanced Usage

• "independently of": Used to indicate a lack of connection, reliance, or correlation between two things.
  • His decision was made independently of any external pressure. (His decision was not influenced by outside pressure.)
  • This variable changes independently of the others. (This variable changes separately, not in relation to the others.)

Variants and Related Words

• Independent (adjective): Not influenced or controlled by others; not depending on another for livelihood or subsistence.
  • She is a very independent thinker.
• Independence (noun): The fact or state of being independent.
  • The country fought for its independence.

Synonyms

• Autonomously: In a self-governing or self-directed way.
• Solo: Done by one person alone.
• Separately: As a distinct or individual entity; not together.

Related Phrases

• To work independently: To complete tasks without supervision or collaboration.
  • Employees in this role are trusted to work independently.
• To think independently: To form one's own opinions without being swayed by others.
  • The course aims to teach students to think independently.

Related Idioms

• To stand on one's own (two) feet: To be independent and self-sufficient.
  • After college, he was eager to stand on his own feet and live independently.

Học thuật

Adverb

1. apart from others
   • the clothes were hung severally
2. on your own; without outside help
   • the children worked on the project independently

Từ đồng nghĩa

• severally