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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 |
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1. adverb without help from others: without help or support from anybody or anything else
I can't do this job alone.
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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.
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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?
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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
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| [13th century. <all one "completely by yourself"] |
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| a·lone·ness noun |
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