Alone - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əˈləʊn|  American pronunciation of the word alone
Brit.  |əˈləʊn|  British pronunciation of the word alone

adverb

- without any others being included or involved (syn: entirely, exclusively, only, solely)
the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
- without anybody else or anything else (syn: solo, unaccompanied)
the child stayed home alone
the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing

adjective

- isolated from others
could be alone in a crowded room
was alone with her thoughts
I want to be alone
- lacking companions or companionship (syn: lone, lonely, solitary)
he was alone when we met him
she is alone much of the time
- exclusive of anyone or anything else (syn: only)
she alone believed him
cannot live by bread alone
- radically distinctive and without equal (syn: unequalled, unique, unparalleled)
he is alone in the field of microbiology
this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem

Extra examples

This wine goes well with food, but is also very good alone.

I got him alone and asked him what had really happened.

She lived alone for many years.

She doesn't mind being alone because she never feels lonely.

He was alone with his thoughts.

He felt very alone when he went away to school.

The police believe the criminal acted alone.

The price alone is enough to discourage people.

The special effects alone make the movie worth seeing.

The boy can do it alone.

She lives alone.

You shouldn't leave a child alone in the house.

My wife and I like to spend time alone together away from the kids.

It was scary being all alone in a strange city.

She was all alone in the world (=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her).

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