Syntaxiom

alphabetically

/ˌæɫfəˈbɛtɪkɫi/ adv

In an alphabetical manner.

Word Origin From alphabet, a compound of the first two Greek letters alpha and beta — which themselves came from Phoenician words for 'ox' and 'house.' Alphabetically means 'in the order of the alphabet.' The word alphabet is a great example of how the names of letters can become a system. Alphanumeric blends alpha and numeric.

adv In an alphabetical manner.

Please organize these files alphabetically by last name.

(副词) 按字母顺序；依字母次序 【按字母顺序地】

请按姓氏字母顺序整理这些文件。

(adverbio) alfabéticamente; por orden alfabético [De manera alfabética.]

Por favor, organice estos archivos alfabéticamente por apellido.

(adverbe) alphabétiquement; par ordre alphabétique [D'une manière conforme à l'ordre des lettres de l'alphabet.]

Veuillez classer ces fichiers alphabetically par nom de famille.

(Adverb) alphabetisch; in alphabetischer Reihenfolge [In der Reihenfolge des Alphabets; nach Buchstaben geordnet.]

Bitte sortieren Sie diese Akten **alphabetically** nach dem Nachnamen.

(副詞) アルファベット順に従って。

これらのファイルを姓のアルファベット順に整理してください。

(advérbio) alfabeticamente [De maneira alfabética.]

Por favor, organize esses arquivos em ordem alfabética pelo sobrenome.

Synonyms: in alphabetical order sequentially systematically in order lexicographically by letter A to Z alphabetically Antonyms: randomly haphazardly unsorted out of order

adv Arranged in the order of the alphabet.

The books on the shelf are arranged alphabetically by author.

(副词) 按字母顺序排列；依字母次序排列 【依字母顺序排列的】

书架上的书按作者姓名字母顺序排列。

(adverbio) alfabéticamente; en orden alfabético; por orden alfabético [Dispuesto en el orden del alfabeto.]

Los libros en el estante están ordenados alfabéticamente por autor.

(adverbe) par ordre alphabétique; alphabétiquement [Disposé ou ordonné selon la succession des lettres de l'alphabet.]

Les livres sur l'étagère sont rangés alphabetically par auteur.

(Adverb) alphabetisch geordnet; in alphabetischer Reihenfolge [Nach den Anfangsbuchstaben des Alphabets geordnet oder angeordnet.]

Die Bücher im Regal sind **alphabetically** nach Autorennamen sortiert.

(副詞) アルファベットの順序で並べて。

本棚の本は著者名のアルファベット順に並んでいる。

(advérbio) alfabeticamente; em ordem alfabética [Dispostos na ordem do alfabeto.]

Os livros na prateleira estão dispostos em ordem alfabética por autor.

Synonyms: in alphabetical order by letter sequentially in alphabetic sequence in order Antonyms: randomly haphazardly unsorted arbitrarily
Word parts: alphabet + ic + al + ly

Common collocations

be verb by prep of prep file verb arrange verb in prep to prep list verb subject subst order verb under prep from prep

Related words

alphabetize alphabetization

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