Alone

/Ι™ΛˆlΙ™ΚŠn/

The meaning and definition of Alone, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adverb
  1. By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
    β€œShe walked home alone.”
  2. Without outside help.
    β€œThe job was too hard for me to do alone.”
adjective
  1. Apart from, or exclusive of, others.
    β€œJones alone could do it.”
  2. By oneself, solitary.
    β€œI can't ask for help because I am alone.”

Definitions from the Free Dictionary API

Synonyms by one's lonesome lonelily on one's lonesome singlely solitarily solo

Origin

From Middle English al one.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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