Definition of Alone
Alone
alone
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
separated from other people, not having people around, often in the sense of feeling lonely;
e.g. She was alone on the street, and she started to feel scared as it grew darker.
(adjective)
on one's own in some action, without having others participate or help;
e.g. He was alone in objecting to the new rules.
(adjective)
only, excluding other people or things;
e.g. They alone can find their way around the city without getting lost.
(adjective)
unique, not similar to others or not capable of being compared to others;
e.g. The author's works are alone in their accurate representation of life in that era of history.
(adverb)
by oneself, without the company of others or without having others participate or help in some task;
e.g. He didn't want to walk all the way alone, so I gave him company. She said that she could do it alone, so they didn't offer to help her.
(adverb)
exclusively or solely, limited to a particular person or subject, or considering only one factor out of several;
e.g. We are waiting for her alone, since everyone else has already arrived. It took two hours to read the document alone, without analyzing its meaning.
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Quotes
"Even the Lone Ranger didn't do it alone." -- Harvey Mackay
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