alone

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/ əˈloʊn /

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adjective (used predicatively)

separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.

to the exclusion of all others or all else: One cannot live by bread alone.

unique; unequaled; unexcelled: He is alone among his peers in devotion to duty.

adverb

solitarily; solely: She prefers to live alone.

only; exclusively.

without aid or help: The baby let go of the side of the crib and stood alone.

Idioms for alone

leave alone,

to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: Leave him alone—he wants to rest.
to refrain from annoying or interfering with: The youngsters wouldn't leave the dog alone, and he finally turned on them.

let alone,

to refrain from annoying or interfering with.
not to mention: He was too tired to walk, let alone run.

let well enough alone, to be satisfied with the existing situation; refrain from attempting to change conditions: Marriages are often destroyed by relatives who will not let well enough alone.

Origin of alone

1250–1300; Middle English al one all (wholly) one

SYNONYMS FOR alone

1 single, solitary; unaccompanied, unattended.

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ANTONYMS FOR alone

1 accompanied.

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synonym study for alone

1. Alone, lone, lonely, lonesome all imply being without companionship or association. Alone is colorless unless reinforced by all; it then suggests solitariness or desolation: alone in the house; all alone on an island. Lone is somewhat poetic or is intended humorously: a lone sentinel. Lonely implies a sad or disquieting feeling of isolation. Lonesome connotes emotion, a longing for companionship.

usage note for alone

7, 8. See leave¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM alone

a·lone·ness, noun

Words nearby alone

aloha, aloha shirt, aloha state, aloidae, aloin, alone, along, along for the ride, along in years, along the lines of, along with

British Dictionary definitions for let alone

alone

/ (əˈləʊn) /

adjective, adverb (postpositive)

apart from another or others; solitary

without anyone or anything else one man alone could lift it

without equal; unique he stands alone in the field of microbiology

to the exclusion of others; only she alone believed him

leave alone, leave be, let alone or let be to refrain from annoying or interfering with

leave well alone, leave well enough alone, let well alone or let well enough alone to refrain from interfering with something that is satisfactory

let alone much less; not to mention he can't afford beer, let alone whisky

Word Origin for alone

Old English al one, literally: all (entirely) one

Idioms and Phrases with let alone (1 of 2)

let alone

See leave someone alone.

Not to mention, as in We have no room for another house guest, let alone an entire family. [c. 1800]

Idioms and Phrases with let alone (2 of 2)

alone

see go it alone; leave someone alone; leave well enough alone; let alone.

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alone

adjective (used predicatively)

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British Dictionary definitions for let alone

adjective, adverb (postpositive)

Word Origin for alone

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alone

adjective (used predicatively)

adverb

Idioms for alone

Origin of alone

SYNONYMS FOR alone

ANTONYMS FOR alone

synonym study for alone

usage note for alone

OTHER WORDS FROM alone

Words nearby alone

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adjective, adverb (postpositive)

Word Origin for alone

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Idioms and Phrases with let alone (2 of 2)

British Dictionary definitions for let alone