Sekirov Dictionary

alone

UK /əˈləʊn/US /əˈloʊn/

adjective 6
adverb 5
phrases 3

adjective[after a verb]6

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with no other person in the same place
- I can't ask for help because I am alone.
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Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.
- Senator Craddock wants to abolish the estate tax, and she's not alone.
- I always organize my Halloween candy before eating it. Am I alone in this?
Not involved in a romantic relationship.
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(no longer used) Apart from, or exclusive of, others.
- There are proofs enough in History, and first that beautiful Hynes, so much beloved by Charles the seventh King of France, who valued the alone possession of her Love at so high a rate, that[…] — 1662
(no longer used) Mere; consisting of nothing further.
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(no longer used) Unique; rare; matchless.
- Pardon me, Proteus, all I can is nothing / To her, whose worth makes other worthies nothing; / She is alone. — 1589

adverb[after a verb]5

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By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
- She walked home alone.
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Without outside help.
- The job was too hard for me to do alone.
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Not permitting anything further; exclusively.
- The president alone has the power to initiate a nuclear launch.
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Not requiring anything further; merely.
- Oral antibiotics alone won't clear the infection.
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Used to emphasize the size or extent of something by selecting a subset.
- Her wardrobe is huge. She has three racks for blazers alone.
- The first sentence alone sold me on the book.

Phrases with alone

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