About The Word Alone
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Alone
Alone Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Alone?
[adv] 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"
[adv] without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo" Synonyms | Synonyms for Alone: entirely | exclusively | only | solely | solo | unaccompanied Related Terms | Find terms related to Alone: abandoned | absolute | alienated | all alone | aloof | apart | azygous | barely | but | by itself | celibate | companionless | deserted | desolate | detached | entirely | excellent | exclusively | first and last | friendless | good | homeless | impair | in solitude | in the singular | incomparable | independently | individually | inimitable | insular | isolate | isolated | just | kithless | lone | lonely | lonesome | matchless | merely | odd | once | one and only | one by one | only | only-begotten | out-of-the-way | particularly | peerless | per se | plainly | private | purely | remote | removed | retired | rootless | secluded | second to none | separate | separated | separately | severally | simply | simply and solely | single-handed | single-handedly | singly | singular | singularly | sole | solely | solitary | solo | superior | unabetted | unaccompanied | unaided | unassisted | unattended | unequaled | unescorted | unexampled | unexcelled | unique | unmatched | unpaired | unparalleled | unrepeatable | unrepeated | unrivaled | unseconded | unsupported | unsurpassed | withdrawn | without equal See Also | Alone In Webster's Dictionary \A*lone"\, a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. [=a]n
one, alone. See {All}, {One}, {Lone}.]
1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others;
single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.
Alone on a wide, wide sea. --Coleridge.
It is not good that the man should be alone. --Gen.
ii. 18.
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.
The citizens alone should be at the expense.
--Franklin.
3. Sole; only; exclusive. [R.]
God, by whose alone power and conversation we all
live, and move, and have our being. --Bentley.
4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. --Shak.
Note: The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.
{To} {let or leave} {alone}, to abstain from interfering with
or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.
\A*lone"\, adv. Solely; simply; exclusively. |
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