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" Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims."
Morris Raphael Cohen

Meaning of "namely" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF NAMELY

ˈneɪmlɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NAMELY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Namely is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES NAMELY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of namely in the English dictionary

The definition of namely in the dictionary is that is to say.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NAMELY

dimly · gamely · grimly · lamely · overtimely · primely · primly · samely · slimly · sublimely · tamely · timely · trimly · untimely

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NAMELY

name names · name of the game · name part · name the day · name-calling · name-drop · name-dropper · name-dropping · nameable · namecheck · nameless · namelessly · namelessness · Namen · nameplate · namer · namesake · nametag · nametape · nameworthy

WORDS THAT END LIKE NAMELY

awesomely · comely · contumely · cumbersomely · fearsomely · gladsomely · gruesomely · handsomely · homely · irksomely · quarrelsomely · supremely · tiresomely · toilsomely · troublesomely · uncomely · unwholesomely · wearisomely · wholesomely · worrisomely

Synonyms and antonyms of namely in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NAMELY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «namely» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «namely» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF NAMELY

Find out the translation of namely to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of namely from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «namely» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

concretamente
570 millions of speakers
en

English

namely
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अर्थात्
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وهي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

а именно
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

a saber
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

যথা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

à savoir
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Iaitu
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

nämlich
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

すなわち
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Yaiku
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cụ thể là
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அதாவது
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बहुदा
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

yani
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cioè
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

a mianowicie
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

а саме
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

și anume
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δηλαδή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naamlik
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nämligen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nemlig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of namely

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NAMELY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of namely
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «namely».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about namely

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «NAMELY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word namely.
1
Tony Abbott
I understand that government should live within its means, value the money it holds in trust from you the taxpayer, avoid waste and, above all else, observe the first maxim of good government: namely, do no avoidable harm.
2
Johann Arndt
This truth is a remedy against spiritual pride, namely, that none should account himself better before God than others, though perhaps adorned with greater gifts, and endowments.
3
Saint Teresa of Avila
We can only learn to know ourselves and do what we can - namely, surrender our will and fulfill God's will in us.
4
Roger Nash Baldwin
I cannot consistently, with self respect, do other than I have, namely, to deliberately violate an act which seems to me to be a denial of everything which ideally and in practice I hold sacred.
5
Ehud Barak
Since the Six-Day War, the whole world, which is the real arena of battle between us and the Palestinians, believes that Israel is right in regard to procedure, namely problems and disputes should be solved around the negotiating table.
6
Amiri Baraka
I guess I was the most unbohemian of all bohemians. My bohemianism consisted of not wanting to get involved with the stupid stuff that I thought people wanted you to get involved with - ... namely America... Dwight Eisenhower, McCarthyism and all those great things.
7
Edmund Barton
If it is the duty of the State to educate, it is the duty of the State also to bear the burden of education, namely, the taxation out of which education is provided.
8
Benazir Bhutto
When the United States aligns with dictatorships and totalitarian regimes, it compromises the basic democratic principles of its foundation - namely, life, liberty and justice for all.
9
Edward Carpenter
The general fact of surplus value, namely that the workmen does not get the full value of his labours, and that he is taken advantage of by the capitalist, is obvious.
10
Morris Raphael Cohen
Cruel persecutions and intolerance are not accidents, but grow out of the very essence of religion, namely, its absolute claims.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NAMELY»

Discover the use of namely in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to namely and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
I Swear I Saw This: Drawings in Fieldwork Notebooks, Namely ...
I Swear I Saw This records visionary anthropologist Michael Taussig’s reflections on the fieldwork notebooks he kept through forty years of travels in Colombia.
Michael Taussig, 2011
2
Namely Vancouver: The Hidden History of Vancouver Place Names
Namely Vancouvertraces the fascinating origins and history of Greater Vancouver's place names—its streets, neighbourhoods, waterways, mountains, boroughs, and buildings, among others, in an illustrated historical glossary that takes you ...
Tom Snyders, Jennifer O'Rourke, 2001
3
The Aurelian, or, Natural history of English insects, ...
Reproduces the meticulous color drawings and original text of this treatise first published in 1766
Moses Harris, 1986
4
The Practical Statutes of the Session ...
116, in part, namely — to " as follows." 19 & 20 Vict, c. 117, in part, namely — preamble, and to "as follows"; section one, the words "Commissioners of Her Majesty's"; section three, the words "after the passing of this Act." 19 & 20 Vict. c. 118, in ...
Great Britain, William Paterson, 1892
5
Industrial Rivers of the United Kingdom; Namely; The Thames, ...
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Anonymous, 2009
6
The Public General Statutes: With a List of the Local and ...
In part ; namely, — Preamble, and to " as follows." Section one.- to " this Act." An Act for the better Administration of Justice in the Cinque Ports. In part ; namely, — Preamble, and to " same as follows." Section one. Section two, to " fifty-five.
Great Britain, 1892
7
Essentials of Assembly Language Programming for the Ibm Pc
0FC and the initial value of BP (assumed to be 0) is pushed into this stack address (namely 0FC). This stack address is stored in BP by statement 7. The next statement moves the contents of [BP + 4 ] , namely, the contents of ( 0FC + 4 = l00h) ...
8
Fibonacci's De Practica Geometrie
And thus you will have 54 panes, 33 soldi, and 8 deniers; namely, 4 staria, 8 panes, and 8 deniers for the desired product. [14] Likewise, if you wish to multiply 17 rods and 2 feet by 36 rods and 3 feet, first multiply the 17 rods by the 36 rods and ...
Barnabas Hughes, 2007
9
The Public General Statutes Affecting Scotland, Passed in ...
0- 32- In part; namely,— Section sixteen. 2 & 3 Vict. The Metropolitan Police Courts Act, 1839. c. 71. In part; namely,— Section fifty-two. 3 8: 4 Vict. An Act the title of which begins with the words “An Act c. 91. for the more” and ends with the word ...
Scotland, 1894
10
Bulletin - Bureau of Chemistry
In respect of moist and dry gluten,the Nebraska sample showed the largest percentages, namely, 39.05 and 14.65, respectively, and Oregon furnished a sample showing the smallest percentages, namely, 12.33 and 4.70, respectively.
United States. Bureau of Chemistry, 1893

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NAMELY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term namely is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Boy, 15, pleads guilty to encouraging Isis-inspired attack at Anzac …
... wholly or partly outside the UK, namely the murder of police officers during an attack on a parade to commemorate Anzac Day in Australia”. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Boy pleads guilty to urging Australian terror
The prosecution dropped a second charge of inciting a terror act, namely the "murder by beheading of a person in Australia". Prosecutor Paul ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Credit Suisse's new boss is off to the best possible start
Namely, that the wealth-management unit performed better than expected, while the investment banking operations lagged somewhat. «Quartz, Jul 15»
4
What does the discovery of the world's oldest Quran tell us?
... circumstantial evidence, namely what is known from written histories or from archaeological remains about the spread of texts and of ideas. «Quartz, Jul 15»
5
Coloring books now account for over 17% of all Brazilian book sales
The sales bonanza has had a knock-on effect for other industries, namely that of the coloring book's partner in crime, the colored pencil. «Quartz, Jul 15»
6
Videocon d2h Limited Quarter Ended June 30, 2015 Earnings …
During the quarter, we added three of our own proprietary channels, namely, d2h nursery rhymes, d2h Cinema HD and another music channel. «Satellite PR News, Jul 15»
7
LIVE: Warner races past fifty in Derby
If that's the case, a couple of the tourists' middle-order men - namely Michael Clarke and Adam Voges - will be desperate for some extended ... «cricket.com.au, Jul 15»
8
Islington's Pentonville prison could close under new plans
She said: “The possible closure of Pentonville Prison leads to all kinds of questions, namely: what are they going to replace it with? And where ... «Islington Gazette, Jul 15»
9
The brief adventures of Wonder Woman, rock star
... that the producers wanted to be sure to emphasize, namely Wonder Woman running in slow motion, and Wonder Woman jumping very high. «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
10
Destiny: how to beat the Elder Cipher Exotic Weapon Bounty
After receiving the fixed Elder Cipher back from Variks, your final task is to unlock it by defeating foes in the Arena; namely Bosses (regular ... «VG247, Jul 15»
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