Namely meaning in English

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Definition

(The President,) namely (Mr. Bouche)...: (The President,) specifically, who is called (Mr. Bouche)... adverb
Somebody needs to look over these budget reports, namely you Icarus.
(We must discuss a problem.) Namely, (what shall we have for dinner?): (We must discuss a problem.) More specifically, more precisely, (what shall we have for dinner?) adverb

Examples

  • "The problem is that Mayor Flimshaw expects a representative from the Delavigne Corp to be there, namely me."
  • "Namely, should the company stay in the hands of this pitiful excuse for a human being, Bruno Delavigne-"
Exercise 1
"...Mayor Flimshaw expects a representative from the Delavigne Corp to be there, namely me".
Choose the word from the list below which shares a close meaning with "namely".
"...Mayor Flimshaw expects a representative from the Delavigne Corp to be there, namely me".
Choose the word from the list below which shares a close meaning with "namely".
"Except" is not a synonym for "namely".
"Called" is not a synonym for "namely".
"Especially" is not a synonym for "namely".
"Specifically" is synonym for "namely". Bruno is expressing that someone is required to represent the Delavigne Corporation at the mayor's event, and the person expected to come is Bruno himself.

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