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alone

/əˈləʊn/

An illustration for alone

adjective1 of 2

without anyone or anything else

  • “She found herself alone in caring for her sick daughter.”Tatoeba
  • “This is because you do not want to be alone.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

adverb2 of 2

By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.

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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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