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- 1. having no companions; solitary or single: "I approached a lone drinker across the bar" Similar
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being the only one in a place or situation; standing alone: Her singing is backed by a lone piano. (Definition of lone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of lone. lone. Two forces, then, are active in the conflict, where one lone figure is pitted against a phalanx. From the Cambridge English Corpus
The meaning of LONE is having no company : solitary. How to use lone in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Lone.
Lone definition: being alone; without company or accompaniment; solitary; unaccompanied. See examples of LONE used in a sentence.
If you talk about a lone person or thing, you mean that they are alone. A lone motorist waited for six hours for help yesterday because of a mix-up. American English : lone / ˈloʊn /
being the only one; single and isolated from others. “the lone doctor in the entire county” synonyms: lonesome, only, sole, solitary. single. existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual. adjective. lacking companions or companionship. “the lone skier on the mountain” synonyms: alone, lonely, solitary. unaccompanied.
being the only one in a place or situation; standing alone: Her singing is backed by a lone piano. (Definition of lone from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of lone. lone. By now, lone wolf violence of this sort appears irrational to us. From Huffington Post.
1. being alone; solitary; unaccompanied: a lone traveler. 2. standing by itself or apart; isolated: a lone house in the valley. 3. sole; single; only: our lone competitor in the field. 4. unfrequented. [1325–75; Middle English; aph. var of alone] lone′ness, n.
Definition of lone adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
lone. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English lone /ləʊn $ loʊn/ adjective [ only before noun] 1 used to talk about the only person or thing in a place, or the only person or thing that does something SYN solitary A lone figure was standing at the bus stop.
adjective. By oneself; alone; solitary. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Being the only one; sole. The lone doctor in the county. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Unmarried or widowed. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Situated by itself. A lone tree on the prairie; a lone blue tile in a white floor. American Heritage.
