Definitions of alone [əˈloʊn]

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Definition of 'alone'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. ((used predicatively)) alone
separate, apart, or isolated from others.

2.  alone
to the exclusion of all others or all else:
to live by bread alone.

3.  alone
unequaled; unexcelled:
alone among his peers in artistry.

4. (adv.) alone
solitarily; by oneself:
She prefers to live alone.

5.  alone
solely; exclusively:
It's sold by us alone.

6.  alone
without aid or help:
The baby can stand alone.

7.  alone
leave or let alone,

8.  alone
to refrain from bothering or interfering with.

9.  alone
let alone,

10.  alone
not to mention:
too tired to walk, let alone run.

11.  alone
let well enough alone, to leave things as they are.

Etymology: (1250–1300; ME al oneall (wholly) one)

Definition of 'alone'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adj) alone(p)
isolated from others
"could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone"

2. (adj) alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary
lacking companions or companionship
"he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler"

3. (adj) alone(p), only
exclusive of anyone or anything else
"she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only"

4. (adverb) alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled
radically distinctive and without equal
"he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history"

5. (adverb) entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, only
without any others being included or involved
"was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him"

6. (adverb) alone, solo, unaccompanied
without anybody else or anything else
"the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo"

Definition of 'alone'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) alone
almost as ... as
without anyone else
a woman walking home alone

2.  alone
not including anything else
Their house alone is worth millions.

3. (adjective) alone
without anyone else
I want to be alone.

4.  alone
all alone
emphasizes the unpleasant feeling of being alone
He suddenly realized he was all alone.

5.  alone
alone with
with just one other person
only alone with her for a minute

6.  alone
alone together
with just one other person
finally alone together

Definition of 'alone'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) alone
quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing

2. (adj) alone
of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only

3. (adj) alone
sole; only; exclusive

4. (adj) alone
hence; Unique; rare; matchless

5. (adverb) alone
solely; simply; exclusively

Translation of 'alone'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: with no-one else; by oneself He lived alone; She is alone in believing that he is innocent.
Afrikaans: alleen, op sy/haar eie	Arabic: وَحِيد، مُنْفَرِد	Bulgarian: сам
Brazilian: sozinho	Czech: sám	German: allein
Danish: alene	Greek: μόνος	Spanish: solo
Estonian: üksi	Farsi: تنها	Finnish: yksin
French: seul	Hebrew: לְבָד	Hindi: अकेला
Croatian: sam	Hungarian: egyedül	Indonesian: sendirian
Icelandic: aleinn	Italian: solo	Japanese: ただ一人
Korean: 혼자	Lithuanian: vienas	Latvian: viens pats
Malay: bersendirian	Dutch: alleen	Norwegian: alene
Polish: sam, w pojedynkę	Persian: تنها	Pashto: یواځی
Portuguese: só	Romanian: singur	Russian: в одиночестве
Slovak: sám, sama	Slovenian: sam	Serbian: sam
Swedish: ensam	Thai: โดยลำพัง	Turkish: yalnız
Taiwanese: 單獨地	Ukrainian: один, сам	Urdu: اکیلا ، تنہا
Vietnamese: một mình	Chinese: 单独地
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