alone

  • 11alone — [adj1] separate; apart abandoned, batching it*, by itself/oneself, companionless, deserted, desolate, detached, forlorn, forsaken, friendless, hermit, individual, in solitary*, isolated, lone, lonely, lonesome, me and my shadow*, me myself and I* …

    New thesaurus

  • 12Alone — A*lone , adv. Solely; simply; exclusively. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 13Alōne — (Alione), römisches Castell im Lande der Briganten in Britannia romana, südlich vom j. Keswick …

    Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • 14alone — I (Solitary) adverb apart, detached, in solitude, independently, insular, isolated, privately, removed, separate, solo II (Unsupported) adverb unabetted, unaccompanied, unaided, unassisted, unattended, unseconded III index …

    Law dictionary

  • 15alone — /a lone/ s.m. [dal lat. halos, gr. hálōs, cerchio attorno al sole ]. 1. a. [contorno sfumato che appare intorno a una sorgente luminosa] ▶◀ aureola. b. [contorno sfumato attorno a una macchia] ▶◀ gora. 2. (fig.) [sensazione indistinta: un… …

    Enciclopedia Italiana

  • 16alone — c.1300 contraction of all ane, from O.E. all ana unaccompanied, all by oneself, from all all, wholly (see ALL (Cf. all)) + an one (see ONE (Cf. one)). Similar compounds are found in German (allein) and Dutch (alleen) …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 17alone — a|lone [ ə loun ] function word *** Alone can be used in the following ways: as an adjective (never before a noun): I was alone in the house. as an adverb: Kim prefers to travel alone. He alone knows where the files are hidden. 1. ) without… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 18alone — [[t]əlo͟ʊn[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ: v link ADJ When you are alone, you are not with any other people. There is nothing so fearful as to be alone in a combat situation... He was all alone in the middle of the hall, looking at no one. ADV: ADV after v Alone …

    English dictionary

  • 19alone — 1 adjective 1 (not before noun) without any other people: She lives alone. | alone together (=if two people are alone together there is no one else in the place where they are): Suddenly they found themselves alone together in the room. 2 without …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20alone */*/*/ — UK [əˈləʊn] / US [əˈloʊn] adjective, adverb Summary: Alone can be used in the following ways: as an adjective (never before a noun): I was alone in the house. as an adverb: Kim prefers to travel alone. ♦ He alone knows where the files are hidden …

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