namely
Notable, distinguishedNotable, distinguished; famous, renowned; well-known.
» The sentence contains two subjects, namely, Tom and Mary.
Der Satz enthält zwei Subjekte, nämlich „Tom“ und „Mary“. — mhr
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1 sensesNotable, distinguished; famous, renowned; well-known.
Examples
18 sentencesThe sentence contains two subjects, namely, Tom and Mary.
deDer Satz enthält zwei Subjekte, nämlich „Tom“ und „Mary“. — mhr
It was due a week ago, namely on April second.
ruЭто должно было произойти неделю назад, а именно – второго апреля. — Balamax
deEs war vor einer Woche fällig, nämlich am zweiten April. — Tamy
He has two children, namely one son and one daughter.
deEr hat zwei Kinder, und zwar einen Sohn und eine Tochter. — Adelpa
Recklessness namely characterizes the blossoming youth, and wisdom old age.
deLeichtfertigkeit kennzeichnet nämlich die blühende Jugend, Klugheit das Alter. — Vortarulo
Even in the worst book there's one good page, namely the last.
Origin
From Middle English namely, namly, equivalent to name + -ly.From Middle English namely, namly, equivalent to name + -ly.
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Forms
more namely/namelier, most namely/nameliest| Comparative | more namely / namelier Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most namely / nameliest Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.