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independently

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in·de·pen·dent  (nd-pndnt)
adj.
1. Not governed by a foreign power; self-governing.
2. Free from the influence, guidance, or control of another or others; self-reliant: an independent mind.
3. Not determined or influenced by someone or something else; not contingent: a decision independent of the outcome of the study.
4. often Independent Affiliated with or loyal to no one political party or organization.
5. Not dependent on or affiliated with a larger or controlling entity: an independent food store; an independent film.
6.
a. Not relying on others for support, care, or funds; self-supporting.
b. Providing or being sufficient income to enable one to live without working: a person of independent means.
7. Mathematics
a. Not dependent on other variables.
b. Of or relating to a system of equations no one of which can be derived from another equation in the system.
8. Independent Of or relating to the 17th-century English Independents.
n.
1. often Independent One that is independent, especially a voter, officeholder, or political candidate who is not committed to a political party.
2. Independent A member of a movement in England in the 17th century advocating the political and religious independence of individual congregations.
3. Independent Chiefly British A Congregationalist.

inde·pendent·ly adv.
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Adv.1.independently - on your own; without outside help; "the children worked on the project independently"
2.independently - apart from others; "the clothes were hung severally"

independently
adverb separately, alone, solo, on your own, by yourself, unaided, individually, autonomously, under your own steam helping disabled students to live and study independently
Translations
independently [ˌɪndɪˈpendəntlɪ] ADV
1. (= self-reliantly) [live] → independientemente; [act] → por su cuenta
each child will work independentlycada niño trabajará de forma independiente or por su cuenta or sólo
for a child of six, he behaves very independentlypara ser un niño de seis años es muy independiente
independently of sth/sbindependientemente de algo/algn
independently of what he may decideindependientemente de lo que él decida
2. (= separately) → por separado
we both independently came up with the same answerlos dos dimos con la misma respuesta por separado
3. (= by an independent party) you ought to get it valued independentlydeberías hacer que un tercero te lo tasase
independently [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntli] adv [reach conclusion, develop] → de façon indépendante
independently of → indépendamment de
independently of each other → indépendamment l'un de l'autre
independent school n (British)établissement m d'enseignement privé
in-depth [ˌɪnˈdɛpθ] adj [investigation] → approfondi(e), en profondeur
see also depth
independently
advunabhängig (of sb/sth von jdm/etw); (in attitude, spirit also) → selbstständig; (on own initiative also) → von allein(e); liveohne fremde Hilfe; workselbstständig; quite independently he offered to helper bot von sich aus seine Hilfe an; they each came independently to the same conclusionsie kamen unabhängig voneinander zur gleichen Schlussfolgerung; she is independently wealthysie hat ein Privatvermögen
independently [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntlɪ] adv (move, decide) → indipendentemente, autonomamente; (arrive) → separatamente
independently of → indipendentemente da
independently [ˌɪndɪˈpɛndəntlɪ] adv (move, decide) → indipendentemente, autonomamente; (arrive) → separatamente
independently of → indipendentemente da


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In considering the Origin of Species, it is quite conceivable that a naturalist, reflecting on the mutual affinities of organic beings, on their embryological relations, their geographical distribution, geological succession, and other such facts, might come to the conclusion that each species had not been independently created, but had descended, like varieties, from other species.
Saintsbury's view, it is perhaps in a tendency to regard style a little too independently of matter.
Let me ask you now:--How would you arrange goods--are there not some which we welcome for their own sakes, and independently of their consequences, as, for example, harmless pleasures and enjoyments, which delight us at the time, although nothing follows from them?
 
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