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in·di·vid·u·al

 (ĭn′də-vĭj′o͞o-əl)
adj.
1.
a. Of or relating to an individual, especially a single human:individual consciousness.
b. By or for one person:individual work; an individual portion.
2. Existing as a distinct entity; separate:individual drops of rain.
3.
a. Marked by or expressing individuality; distinctive or individualistic:an individual way of dressing.
b. Special; particular:Each variety of melon has its individual flavor and texture.
c. Serving to identify or set apart:"There was nothing individual about him except a deep scar ... across his right cheek"(Rebecca West).
n.
1.
a. A single human considered apart from a society or community:the rights of the individual.
b. A human regarded as a distinctive or unique personality:always treated her clients as individuals; felt he was quite an individual.
2. A single organism as distinguished from a species, community, or group.
3. A member of a collection or set; a specimen.

[Middle English,single, indivisible, from Old French, from Medieval Latinindīviduālis, from Latinindīviduus :in-,not; see in-1 +dīviduus,divisible (fromdīvidere,to divide).]

in′di·vid′u·al·ly adv.
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in•di•vid•u•al•ly

(ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u ə li)

adv.
1. one at a time; separately.
2. personally: Each of us is individually responsible.
3. in an individual or personally unique manner.
[1590–1600]
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Adv.1.individually - apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly"
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individually

adverbseparately,independently,singly,one by one,one at a time,severallycheeses which come in individually wrapped segments
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individually

adverb
As a separate unit:
Idioms:one at a time,one by one.
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Translations
فَرْدِيّاً
odděleně
enkeltvistindividuelt
egyénenként
hver fyrir sig
posebej
ayrı ayrıteker teker

individually

[ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəlɪ]ADV
1. (=separately) →por separado
they're all right individually, but not together (of people) →por separado sonsimpáticos, pero no cuando estánjuntos
we do not sell the volumes individuallynovendemos lostomossueltosorpor separado
2. (=for each individual)meals are individually preparedlascomidas sepreparanespecialmente para cadaindividuo
an individually designed exercise programmeunprograma deejerciciosdiseñado según lasnecesidadesde cadaindividuo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

individually

[ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəli]adv
(=separately) →individuellement
[wrapped, designed, numbered, tailored] →individuellement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

individually

advindividuell;(= separately)numbered, wrappedeinzeln;individually styled suitModellanzugm;to beindividually responsible for somethingpersönlich füretwverantwortlich sein
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individually

[ˌɪndɪˈvɪdjʊəlɪ]advsingolarmente, uno/a per uno/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

individual

(indiˈvidjuəl) adjective
1. single; separate.Put price labels on each individual item. individuele فَرْدي отделен individual jednotlivýeinzeln enkel; individuelμεμονωμένος, ξέχωροςindividual;separado üksik مجزا؛ جدا yksittäinenindividuel;séparéיחידני व्यष्टिक, विशिष्ट pojedini, pojedinačan egyes terpisah einstakursingolo 個々の 단일의 atskiras atsevišķs satuafzonderlijkenkel,særskiltposzczególny بیلتون،جلاindividual individual, separatотдельный jednotlivý posamezen pojedinačan enskild เดี่ยว; แต่ละ ayrı ayrı,her bir 單獨的 окремий فرد واحد một mình; riêng lẻ单独的
2. intended for, used byetc one personetc.Customers in shops should be given individual attention. individuele خاص، فَردي индивидуален individual individuálnípersönlich individuelατομικός,προσωπικόςindividual,personal isiklik فردی؛ اختصاصی henkilökohtainenparticulierאישי विशिष्ट osoban egyedi sendiri-sendiri persónulegur, sérstakurpersonale 一人一人の 개인의 individualus individuāls sendiri-sendiriindividueelindividuell,personligodrębny ځانګړیindividual specialиндивидуальный individuálny poseben individualan individuell, personlig ส่วนตัว bireysel,özel, şahsî 個別的 особистий; індивідуальний صرف ایک آدمی کے استعمال کے لیے từng người个别的
3. special to one personetc, showing or having special qualities.Her style of dress is very individual. individueel خاص بِهِ личен pessoal osobitýindividuell personligπροσωπικός,χαρακτηριστικόςpersonal,particular individuaalne منحصر به فرد؛ خاص persoonallinenpersonnelאישי अनोखा karakterističan, svojstven egyéni, sajátos khas persónulegur, sérstæðurpersonale,individuale 特有の 개성적인 individualus, savitas individuāls; īpatnējs khaskarakteristieksæregen,personligosobisty خاصpessoal personalособенный svojský oseben individualan egenartad, särpräglad แต่ละบุคคล kişiye özgü 獨特的 особливий کسی خاص آدمی کے لیے مخصوص độc đáo独特的
noun
1. a single person in contrast to the group to which he belongs.the rights of the individual in society. individu فَرْد индивид indivíduo jednotlivec das Individuum individάτομοindividuo üksikisik شخص yksilöindividuיחיד विशिष्ट pojedinac egyén individu einstaklingurindividuo 個人 개인 individas indivīds individuindividuenkeltperson,individjednostka شخصindivíduo individличность jednotlivec posameznik individualac individ, enskild människa ปัจเจกบุคคลbirey,fert 個人 індивід کسی جماعت کا ایک فرد cá nhân个人
2. a person.He's an untidy individual. individu شَخْص човек indivíduo individuum die Person personάνθρωποςpersona,individuo isik آدم henkilöpersonneאדם व्यक्ति osoba alak pribadi einstaklingurindividuo 사람 asmuo, žmogus cilvēks peribadipersoonperson,individ osobnik سړیindivíduo om, per­soanăтип indivíduum tip individualac person, typ บุคคลkişi,kimse,adam особа; тип شخص một con người
ˈindiˌviduˈality (-ˈӕ-) noun
the qualities that distinguish one personetc from others. individualiteit فَرْدِيَّه индивидуалност individualidade osobitost die Individualität særprægατομικότηταindividualidad individuaalsus شخصیت yksilöllisyysindividualitéייחוד व्यक्ति, वैयक्तिता individualnost egyéniség kepribadian einstaklingseðli; sérkenni; persónuleikiindividualità 個性 개성 individualybė individualitāte bersendirianindividualiteitsærpreg,egenart,individualitet indywidualność شخصیت individualidade per­son­alitateиндивидуальность individualita individualnost osobenost individualitet บุคลิกลักษณะเฉพาะkişilik,şahsiyet 個人特質 індивідуальність; особливість انفرادیت cá tính 个性,人格
ˌindiˈvidually adverb
each separately.I'll deal with each question individually. individueel فَرْدِيّاً индивидуално individualmente odděleněeinzeln enkeltvist; individueltχωριστάindividualmente eraldi یکی یکی erikseenséparément בְּנִפרָד एक एक करके, व्यक्तिगत रूप से pojedinačno egyénenként secara sendiri-sendiri hver fyrir sigseparatamente,individualmente 個別に 개인적으로 atskirai, individualiai individuāli; atsevišķi secara sendiri-sendiriafzonderlijkindividuelt,hver for segpojedynczo یوه یوه individualmente separat индивидуально samostatne posebej pojedinačno individuellt, var och en för sig อย่างเอกเทศ ayrı ayrı, teker teker 無法分割地 індивідуально; окремо ذاتی طور پر một cách riêng lẻ 分别地,单独地
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