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Alone
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English
Etymology
From all + one, Old English al one , all allone , Anglo-Saxon an one , alone. See all, one, lone.
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /ʌˈlon/
Adjective
- By one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solo; solitary;—applied to a person or thing.
- I can't ask for help because I am alone. That is, “I am alone” means nobody else is near.
- Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.
- Man shall not live by bread alone. —Luke iv. 4. Here, “bread alone” means bread and nothing else.
Note: The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.
Synonyms
Translations
- Hebrew: בודד
- : sola
- Russian: одинокий
- Spanish: solitario
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