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- involving only one person's work or effort: The round-the-world single-handed race is sailing's ultimate challenge. single-handedly adverb us / ˈsɪŋ·ɡəlˈhæn·dɪd·li / She single-handedly supported the family after her husband’s death.
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involving only one person's work or effort: The round-the-world single-handed race is sailing's ultimate challenge. single-handedly. adverb us / ˈsɪŋ·ɡəlˈhæn·dɪd·li / She single-handedly supported the family after her husband’s death. (Definition of single-handed from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
involving only one person's work or effort: The round-the-world single-handed race is sailing's ultimate challenge. single-handedly. adverb us / ˈsɪŋ·ɡəlˈhæn·dɪd·li / She single-handedly supported the family after her husband’s death. (Definition of single-handed from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
When you do something single-handedly, you do it on your own, with no help from anyone else. Superheroes are known for single-handedly defeating bad guys. Use the adverb single-handedly when a person achieves something independently, especially when it's especially admirable or difficult.
without any help from anyone else: She single-handedly supported the family after her husband’s death. He has single-handedly revived flagging public interest in auto racing. See. single-handed. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. without help. (all) by yourself I don't think I can fix the car alone - can you help?
adverb [ADVERB after verb] If you do something single-handed, you do it on your own, without help from anyone else. I brought up my seven children single-handed. She changed the face of British politics almost single-handed. Synonyms: unaided, on your own, by yourself, alone More Synonyms of single-handed.
1. having only one hand. 2. using or requiring the use of only one hand. a single-handed sword. 3. without help; done or working alone; unaided. adverb. 4.
