alone

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UK /əˈləʊn/ US /əˈloʊn/

adj 5adv 5

Collocations

(adj.)

VERBS

be, feel, sit, stand

She felt alone in the crowded room even though her friends were sitting right next to her.

leave sb, let sb

My son asked me to let him alone while he was doing his homework.

ADV

very much

After moving to a new city, she felt very much alone despite living in a crowded apartment building.

all, completely, entirely, quite

After everyone left the party, she sat quite alone in the empty room.

together

The couple wanted to spend the evening alone together without any interruptions from their friends.

PREP

with

He felt nervous about staying alone with the dog for the first time.

Definitions

adj

By oneself, solitary.

I can't ask for help because I am alone.

It is not good that the man should be alone.

By oneself, solitary.

Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.

Senator Craddock wants to abolish the estate tax, and she's not alone.

I always organize my Halloween candy before eating it. Am I alone in this?

Apart from, or exclusive of, others.

There are proofs enough in History, and first that beautiful Hynes, so much beloved by Charles the seventh King of France, who valued the alone possession of her Love at so high a rate, that[…]

God, […] by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being.

Mere; consisting of nothing further.

and therefore all Killing, Banishing, Fining, Imprisoning, and other such things, which Men are afflicted with, for the alone exercise of their Conscience, or difference in Worship or Opinion, proceedeth from the spirit of Cain, the Murderer, and is contrary to the Truth;

adv

By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.

She walked home alone.

Without outside help.

The job was too hard for me to do alone.

Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it.

The president alone has the power to initiate a nuclear launch.

They must be told, that the ultimate authority, wherever the derivative may be found, resides in the People alone;

Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it.

Oral antibiotics alone won't clear the infection.

Except on matters of mere detail, there are perhaps no practical questions, even among those which approach nearest to the character of purely economical questions, which admit of being decided on economical premises alone.

Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it.

Her wardrobe is huge. She has three racks for blazers alone.

The first sentence alone sold me on the book.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — without any others being included or involved

adverb — without anybody else or anything else

solo
unaccompanied

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

let alone

Much less; to say nothing of; used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first. However either of these instances mentioned can be applied

He couldn't boil water, let alone prepare a dinner for eight.

you get more with a kind word and a gun than you do with a kind word alone

It is advantageous not to rely solely on being nice to others.

leave me alone

stop talking to me, stop being near me, stop interfering with my life (used especially when one is angry, frustrated, or annoyed).

Why can't you just leave me alone for once?!

let well alone

Do not interfere.

time alone will tell

Alternative form of time will tell.

Example Bank

I can't ask for help because I am alone.

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It is not good that the man should be alone.

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Alone on a wide, wide sea.

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She walked home alone.

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The job was too hard for me to do alone.

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The president alone has the power to initiate a nuclear launch.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, alone is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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