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alone

a·lone [ ə lṓn ] CORE MEANING: a grammatical word meaning without any other person or thing nearby
 (adj) I like to be alone sometimes.
 (adv) wandering alone in the wilderness
Definition:
 
1. adverb without help from others: without help or support from anybody or anything else
I can't do this job alone.

2. adverb without company: without any other person or thing nearby or in attendance, for company, or to give assistance
She left with the others but returned alone.

3. adjective unique in some respect: being the only one of a group to do, achieve, or think something
Am I alone in thinking this?

4. adjective done without others: carried out by somebody or assigned to somebody without the assistance or company of others
an assignment that was too much for one person alone

[13th century. <all one "completely by yourself"]

a·lone·ness noun
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