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   A·lone

   /əˈlōn/

   

   adjective

   • 1. having no one else present: "she was alone that evening" Similar all alonesololonesolitarysingleunescortedunattendedunchaperonedpartnerlesscompanionlesssolusOpposite accompanied
   • ▪ having no help or participation from others: "they were not alone in dissenting from the advice" Similar unaidedunassistedsoloall alone
   • ▪ isolated and lonely: "she was terribly alone and exposed" Similar lonelyisolatedsolitarydesertedabandonedforsakenforlornfriendlessdesolateOpposite lovedwanted

   adverb

   • 1. on one's own: "he lives alone" Similar by oneselfon one's ownsolosinglywithout an escortsolusinformal:on one's todon one's lonesomeon one's jackon one's Jack Joneson one's paton one's Pat MaloneOpposite in company
   • ▪ without others' help or participation; single-handedly: "team members are more effective than individuals working alone" Similar without helpwithout assistanceby one's own effortsunder one's own steamindependentlysingle-handedlysoloon one's ownall aloneoff one's own baton one's own initiativeOpposite with help
   • 2. indicating that something is confined to the specified subject or recipient: "we agreed to set up such a test for him alone" Similar onlysolelyjustuniquelyexclusivelyand no one elseand nothing elseto the exclusion of everyone/everything elseno one butnothing but
   • ▪ used to emphasize that only one factor out of several is being considered and that the whole is greater or more extreme: "there were fifteen churches in the town center alone"

   Word Origin Middle English: from all + one.

   Derivatives

   • 1. aloneness noun

   Scrabble Points: 5

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   What does it mean if a person is alone?

   • They are alone among their contemporaries in this respect. The blame is mine alone. He said he could do it alone. alone, solitary, lonely, lonesome, lone, forlorn, desolate mean isolated from others. alone stresses the objective fact of being by oneself with slighter notion of emotional involvement than most of the remaining terms.

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   Is alone an adjective or adverb?

   • Alone is an adjective and an adverb meaning that no other person is with you. When we use alone as an adjective, it never comes before the noun (predicative adjective): … In American English, lonesome means the same as lonely: … She alone needs to decide what to do (= no one else can do it for her).

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   What does aloneness mean?

   • a·lone′ness n. These adjectives describe lack of companionship. Alone emphasizes being apart from others but does not necessarily imply unhappiness: "The first lesson reading teaches is how to be alone" (Jonathan Franzen).

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   Where did the word alone come from?

   • The first records of alone come from the later 1200s. It comes from the Middle English al one, meaning “exclusively one” or “entirely one.” Did you know ... ? What are some other forms related to alone?

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