alone

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /əˈləʊn/, SAMPA: /@"l@Un/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /əˈloʊn/, SAMPA: /@"loUn/

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Adjective

Positive alone

Comparative more alone

Superlative most alone

1. (not before a noun) If someone is alone, they are not with other people.

   She looked around to make sure that she was alone before opening the desk.

2. (not before a noun) If someone is alone, they have no friends or people they know.

   He felt very alone in Canada and wanted to go home.

Synonyms

• by yourself

Related words

• lone
• lonely
• lonesome

Adverb

Positive alone

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. If you do something alone, you do it without other people.

   She went walking alone because she wanted to think.

2. When you talk about something alone, you mean only that thing.

   It will take weeks for the planning alone.

   We can't open it. The owner alone has the key.

Synonyms

• by yourself
• only