Namely Moderate

Namely has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adverb

Definitions

Adverb

as follows

"The competition will feature three athletes, namely John, Sarah, and Mike."

namely viz. that is to say to wit videlicet

Specifically; that is to say.

"The package contained three items, namely a notebook, a pen, and an eraser."

In plain English: Namely is used to specify exactly what you are talking about right after mentioning it generally.

"The invitation was sent to our guests, namely John and Sarah."

Example Sentences

"The invitation was sent to our guests, namely John and Sarah." adv

"The meeting was cancelled due to bad weather, namely heavy rain and strong winds." adv

"I invited my close friends for dinner, namely Sarah, Mike, and Jessica." adv

"There are only two reasons I quit the gym, namely lack of time and poor equipment." adv

Origin

From Middle English namely, nameliche, namelike, equivalent to name + -ly. Cognate with Saterland Frisian nämmelk, West Frisian nammentlik, Dutch namelijk, German Low German nämlich, German nämlich, Danish nemlig, Swedish nämligen, Icelandic nefnilega.

Rhyming Words

ely sely eely rely apely weely beely feely keely neely seely eyely rudely rifely sagely fakely dreely tidely sanely widely

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