Alone (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective (used predicatively)
  1. separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone.
  2. to the exclusion of all others or all else: One cannot live by bread alone.
  3. unique; unequaled; unparalleled: He is alone among his peers in devotion to duty.
adverb
  1. solitarily; solo: She prefers to live alone.
  2. only; exclusively: You alone hold the key to your happiness.
  3. without aid or help: The baby let go of the side of the crib and stood alone.
Idioms
  1. leave1 (def. 18).
  2. to be satisfied with the existing situation; refrain from attempting to change conditions: Marriages are often destroyed by relatives who will not let well enough alone.
  3. let1 (def. 16).
adjective, adverb (postpositive)
  1. apart from another or others; solitary
  2. without anyone or anything else
  3. without equal; unique
  4. to the exclusion of others; only
  5. to refrain from annoying or interfering with
  6. to refrain from interfering with something that is satisfactory
  7. much less; not to mention
Alone (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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