Definition of alone Alone
/ʌlowˈn/ - [ulown] - a•lone
We found 22 definitions of alone from 6 different sources.
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What does alone mean?
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| alone - lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" | ||
| lone, lonely, solitary | ||
| unaccompanied (of a state or an event) taking place without something specified occurring at the same time; "a headache unaccompanied by other symptoms" | ||
| alone - radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" | ||
| unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled | ||
| incomparable, uncomparable such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data" | ||
| alone - isolated from others; "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone" | ||
| unsocial not seeking or given to association; being or living without companions; "the unsocial disposition to neglect one's neighbors" | ||
| alone - exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" | ||
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| alone - without anybody else or anything else; "the child stayed home alone"; "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"; "he flew solo" | ||
| solo, unaccompanied | ||
| unaccompanied (of a state or an event) taking place without something specified occurring at the same time; "a headache unaccompanied by other symptoms" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- alone (Adverb)
By one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo. - alone (Adverb)
Without outside help. - alone (Adverb)
Exclusively. - alone (Adjective)
By one's self, solitary. - alone (Adjective)
Apart from, or exclusive of, others. - alone (Adjective)
Considered separately. - alone (Adjective)
Without equal.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- alone (a.)
Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing. - alone (a.)
Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only. - alone (a.)
Sole; only; exclusive. - alone (a.)
Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. - alone (adv.)
Solely; simply; exclusively.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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alone
By one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; applied to a person. -
alone
By one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; applied to a thing. -
alone
Without any others being included or involved.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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alone
al-ōn′, adj. single: solitary: alone of its kind: of itself, or by themselves.—adv. singly, by one's self only.—n. Alone′ness [All and One.]
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