namely

UK /ˈneɪmli/ US /ˈneɪmli/

adv 2adj 1

Definitions

adv

Specifically; that is to say.

Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have trouble with geometry.

There are three ways to do it, namely the right way, the wrong way and the Army way.

Especially, above all.

THus was sir Tramtryst longe there wel cherysshed / with the kynge and the quene / and namely with la beale Isoud / So vpon a daye / the quene and la beale Isoud made a bayne for syre Tramtryst / And whan he was in his bayne / the quene and Isoud her doughter romed vp & doune in the chamber

adj

Notable, distinguished; famous, renowned; well-known.

[…] and certainly there was no namelier king in Scotland for building churches and developing the communities of the land into free towns or burghs.

Collocations

ADJ.

all, fair, good, grand, important, junior, last, rich

The company hired three new employees, namely all recent graduates from the local university.

VERB + NAMELY

'detail', canned, contains, effect, fish, hand, party, plants

The report details the findings, namely that sales have increased by fifteen percent.

NAMELY + NOUN

alice, april, butter, dutch, grains, lieutenant, mary, paul

The store sells only one type of grain, namely wheat.

PREP.

in, on

The problem is on two fronts, namely on budget constraints and staff shortages.

ADV.

only

The conference focused on only one topic, namely sustainable energy solutions for developing nations.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — as follows

videlicet

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Some of the students — namely Paul, Alice and Jake — seem to have trouble with geometry.

Wiktionary

There are three ways to do it, namely the right way, the wrong way and the Army way.

Wiktionary

“The story of this adoption is, of course, the pivot round which all the circumstances of the mysterious tragedy revolved. Mrs. Yule had an only son, namely, William, to whom she was passionately atta

Wiktionary

[…] and certainly there was no namelier king in Scotland for building churches and developing the communities of the land into free towns or burghs.

Wiktionary

It was due a week ago, namely on April second.

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Tom learned Mongolian solely for the "party effect", namely, in order to show off at gatherings.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, namely is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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