Definitions for alone
əˈloʊnalone

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. alone(p)adjective

   isolated from others

   "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone"

2. alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitaryadjective

   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. alone(p), onlyadjective

   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. alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleledadverb

   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. entirely, exclusively, solely, alone, onlyadverb

   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. alone, solo, unaccompaniedadverb

   without anybody else or anything else

   "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. aloneadverb

   By one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo

   She walked home alone.

   Etymology: From al one, contracted from the phrase eall ana, equivalent to . Cognate with allane. Compare also allinne, alleen, allein, alene. More at all, one.

2. aloneadverb

   Without outside help.

   The job was to hard for me to do alone.

   Etymology: From al one, contracted from the phrase eall ana, equivalent to . Cognate with allane. Compare also allinne, alleen, allein, alene. More at all, one.

3. aloneadverb

   Exclusively.

   The responsibility is theirs alone.

   Etymology: From al one, contracted from the phrase eall ana, equivalent to . Cognate with allane. Compare also allinne, alleen, allein, alene. More at all, one.

4. aloneadjective

   By one's self, solitary.

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

   Etymology: From al one, contracted from the phrase eall ana, equivalent to . Cognate with allane. Compare also allinne, alleen, allein, alene. More at all, one.

5. aloneadjective

   Apart from, or exclusive of, others.

   Etymology: From al one, contracted from the phrase eall ana, equivalent to . Cognate with allane. Compare also allinne, alleen, allein, alene. More at all, one.

6. aloneadjective

   Considered separately.

   Etymology: From al one, contracted from the phrase eall ana, equivalent to . Cognate with allane. Compare also allinne, alleen, allein, alene. More at all, one.

7. aloneadjective

   Without equal.

   Etymology: From al one, contracted from the phrase eall ana, equivalent to . Cognate with allane. Compare also allinne, alleen, allein, alene. More at all, one.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Aloneadjective

   quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing

   Etymology: [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.]

2. Aloneadjective

   of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only

   Etymology: [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.]

3. Aloneadjective

   sole; only; exclusive

   Etymology: [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.]

4. Aloneadjective

   hence; Unique; rare; matchless

   Etymology: [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.]

5. Aloneadverb

   solely; simply; exclusively

   Etymology: [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.]

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1. Alone

   "Alone" is a song composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It first appeared on via Steinberg and Kelly's pet project, 1983's I-Ten, Taking a Cold Look. It was later recorded by John Stamos in his role as Gino Minelli, on the original soundtrack of the CBS sitcom Dreams in 1984. American rock band Heart made it a number one US and Canadian hit in 1987. Twenty years later, Céline Dion recorded it for her album Taking Chances.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Alone

   al-ōn′, adj. single: solitary: alone of its kind: of itself, or by themselves.—adv. singly, by one's self only.—n. Alone′ness [All and One.]

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alone' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1366

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alone' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2178

3. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alone' in Adverbs Frequency: #127

4. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'alone' in Adjectives Frequency: #249

Anagrams for alone »

1. anole

2. Leona

How to pronounce alone?

1. Alex

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

How to say alone in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alone in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alone in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of alone in a Sentence

1. Godspower Gbenekemam:

   The military stayed on until about 5.30 am, during which nobody was able to move out, we are not part of the people blowing up pipelines. We do not know them so the military should leave our community alone.

2. Edward Fitzgerald:

   Leave well - even 'pretty well' - alone that is what I learn as I get old.

3. Donald Trump:

   I, of course, shared my perspective and opinion. It aligned with his own. I think it would be, have to be -- I think it would be very hard as a human being to see the images that we saw and not react and not be very shaken to the core. That said, and while I expressed that sentiment, as a leader of a country, you can't make decisions based on emotion alone, and his decision was incredibly well informed and advised at every level, i'm proud of the action he took, how decisive he was, and the clear message he sent that heinous attacks of this nature using chemical weapons will not be condoned by the United States.

4. Emmanuel Macron:

   We gave ourselves six months (to work on this), i also told him that France would push for European regulation, as we can't bet on the mere goodwill of companies alone.

5. Mario Draghi:

   This is by no means the end of our challenges, and a cyclical recovery alone does not solve all of Europe’s problems, it does not eliminate the debt overhang that affects parts of the Union. It does not eliminate the high level of structural unemployment that haunts too many countries. And it does not eliminate the need for perfecting the institutional set-up of our monetary union.

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