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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [uh-lohn]
- /əˈloʊn/
- /əˈləʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [uh-lohn]
- /əˈloʊn/
Definitions of alone word
- adjective alone When you are alone, you are not with any other people. 3
- adjective alone Alone is also an adverb. 3
- adjective alone If one person is alone with another person, or if two or more people are alone, they are together, without anyone else present. 3
- adjective alone If you say that you are alone or feel alone, you mean that nobody who is with you, or nobody at all, cares about you. 3
- adverb alone You say that one person or thing alone does something when you are emphasizing that only one person or thing is involved. 3
- adverb alone If you say that one person or thing alone is responsible for part of an amount, you are emphasizing the size of that part and the size of the total amount. 3
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Origin of alone
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English al one all (wholly) one
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Alone
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alone popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alone usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alone
adj alone
- only — without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only.
- unattended — without attendance; lacking an audience, spectators, etc.: an unattended meeting.
- unaccompanied — not accompanied; alone: The shipment arrived unaccompanied by an invoice.
- solo — a musical composition or a passage or section in a musical composition written for performance by one singer or instrumentalist, with or without accompaniment: She sang a solo.
- abandoned — An abandoned place or building is no longer used or occupied.
adverb alone
- single-handedly — in a single-handed manner; single-handed.
Antonyms for alone
adj alone
- together — into or in one gathering, company, mass, place, or body: to call the people together.
adverb alone
- cooperatively — working or acting together willingly for a common purpose or benefit.
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