Alone

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1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.4 Translations

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

1. 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.
2. 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

• lone
• lonely
• single
• solitary
• solo

Translations

• Hebrew: בודד
•  : sola
• Russian: одинокий
• Spanish: solitario