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- Dictionaryin·de·pend·ent·ly/ˌindəˈpendəntlē/
adverb
- 1. in a way that is free from outside control or influence: "the businesses will continue to operate independently"
- 2. without outside help; unaided: "disabled people living independently in their own homes"
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: not looking to others for one's opinions or for guidance in conduct. (3) : not bound by or committed to a political party. c (1) : not requiring or relying on others (as for care or livelihood) independent of her parents. (2) : being enough to free one from the necessity of working for a living.
INDEPENDENTLY definition: 1. without being influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things: 2…. Learn more.
If something happens independently, it happens totally on its own: there was no help from anyone or anything else. To be independent is to be on your own, making your own decisions and doing what you want to do. America became an independent country when it rebelled against England.
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.
not influenced or controlled in any way by other people, events, or things: independent enquiry An independent enquiry will determine whether the case should move forward. independent organization The audit will be done by an independent organization.
independently (of somebody/something) without being connected with or influenced by something or by each other. The two departments work independently of each other.
An independent organization or other body is one that controls its own finances and operations, rather than being controlled by someone else. ...an independent television station. ...the Office of Government Ethics, an independent agency. ...a fully independent, not-for-profit organisation.
not dependent; not depending or contingent upon something else for existence, operation, etc. not relying on another or others for aid or support. rejecting others' aid or support; refusing to be under obligation to others. possessing a competency: to be financially independent.
adverb. In an independent manner. Wiktionary. Synonyms: severally. pridefully. self-respectingly. self-confidently. singly. separately. individually. discretely. apart. Antonyms: dependently. assisted. accompanied. Origin of Independently. independent +"Ž -ly. From Wiktionary. Independently Sentence Examples.
not dependent; not depending or contingent upon something else for existence, operation, etc. not relying on another or others for aid or support. rejecting others' aid or support; refusing to be under obligation to others. possessing a competency:to be financially independent.
