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- Dictionarya·lone/əˈlōn/
adjective
- 1. having no one else present: "she was alone that evening" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. on one's own: "he lives alone" Similar Opposite
- 2. indicating that something is confined to the specified subject or recipient: "we agreed to set up such a test for him alone" Similar
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Alone is an adjective and an adverb meaning that no other person is with you. When we use alone as an adjective, it never comes before the noun (predicative adjective): …
1. : separated from others : isolated. was alone in the office. 2. : exclusive of anyone or anything else : only. She alone knows what happened. 3. a. : considered without reference to any other. The children alone would eat that much. b. : incomparable, unique. They are alone among their contemporaries in this respect. aloneness. ə-ˈlōn-nəs. noun.
alone is colorless unless reinforced by all; it then suggests solitariness or desolation: alone in the house; all alone on an island. lone is somewhat poetic or is intended humorously: a lone sentinel. lonely implies a sad or disquieting feeling of isolation.
Alone is an adjective and an adverb meaning that no other person is with you. When we use alone as an adjective, it never comes before the noun (predicative adjective): …
Alone is used as an adverb to mean something was done by a single individual. Alone has a few additional senses as an adjective and an adverb. If you are alone, you are the only human being present in a place. Generally, alone is neither good nor bad.
A person who is alone is all-in-one; there's no one else around. Depending how you look at it, the word alone can have positive or negative connotations. A person with a bad attitude that no one wants to be around might find himself alone much of the time.
Definition of alone adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. apart from another or others; solitary. 2. without anyone or anything else: one man alone could lift it. 3. without equal; unique: he stands alone in the field of microbiology. 4. to the exclusion of others; only: she alone believed him.
used to emphasize that only one person or thing is involved: Last year alone the company made a million dollars. You alone know how you feel. leave sb alone. B2. to stop talking to someone or annoying them: Leave him alone, he's tired. leave sth alone. to stop touching something:
Alone, and on your own / by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English) describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy: I like being alone in the house.
