alone (əˈləʊn
)
Definitions
adjective adverb (postpositive)
- apart from another or others; solitary
- without anyone or anything else ⇒
one man alone could lift it
- without equal; unique ⇒
he stands alone in the field of microbiology
- to the exclusion of others; only ⇒
she alone believed him
- See leave alone
- See leave well alone
- See let alone
Word Origin
Old English al one, literally: all (entirely) oneSynonyms
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solitary,
isolated,
sole,
separate,
apart,
abandoned,
detached,
by yourself,
unattended,
unaccompanied,
out on a limb,
unescorted,
on your tod
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lonely,
abandoned,
deserted,
isolated,
solitary,
estranged,
desolate,
forsaken,
forlorn,
destitute,
lonesome,
friendless,
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by yourself,
independently,
unaided,
unaccompanied,
without help on your own
unassisted,
without assistance under your own steam
Quotations
"I want to be alone"
Translations
- British English:
alone
When you are alone, you are not with any other people.She wanted to be alone.əˈləʊn ADJECTIVE She wanted to be alone.
- Spanish:
solo
adj sola
- French:
seul
adj
- German:
allein
adj
- Chinese: 单独的 adj
- Arabic: وَحِيد adj
- Portuguese: sozinho adj sozinha
- Russian: одинокий adj одинокая
- Croatian: sam adj sama
- Czech: sám pron
- Danish: alene adj
- Dutch: alleen adj
- Finnish: yksin adv
- Greek: μόνος adj μόνη
- Italian: solo adj sola
- Japanese: ただ一人の no_posp
- Korean: 홀로 adj
- Norwegian: alene adj
- Polish: samotny adj samotna
- Brazilian Portuguese: sozinho adj sozinha
- European Spanish:
solo
adj sola
- Swedish: ensam adj ensamt
- Thai: โดยลำพัง adj
- Turkish: yalnız adj
- Vietnamese: một mình adj
Usage examples
Promising that you'll never leave me alone is hardly a pleasant thought.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)The result is his garden at Barn Cottage, which bears witness to far broader interests than snowdrops alone.
Country Life (2005)Few summits are in themselves worth such striving, let alone dying.
Irish Times (2002)The opposite argument is equally stark: alone , she might become spoiled, unable to share objects or emotions, or socially maladjusted.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The robbers allowed two hostages to go to the bathroom alone.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)