alone

Words with a similar base: alone

'alone'

[alone.s.01] as in: isolated from others

Examples:
could be alone in a crowded room
was alone with her thoughts
I want to be alone

'alone'

[alone.s.02] as in: lacking companions or companionship

Examples:
he was alone when we met him
she is alone much of the time
the lone skier on the mountain
a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel
a lonely soul
a solitary traveler

'alone'

[alone.s.03] as in: exclusive of anyone or anything else

Examples:
she alone believed him
cannot live by bread alone
I'll have this car and this car only

'alone'

[alone.s.04] as in: radically distinctive and without equal

Examples:
he is alone in the field of microbiology
this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem
Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint
craftsmen whose skill is unequaled
unparalleled athletic ability
a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history

'alone'

[entirely.r.02] as in: without any others being included or involved

Examples:
was entirely to blame
a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children
he works for Mr.

Smith exclusively
did it solely for money
the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone
a privilege granted only to him

'alone'

[alone.r.02] as in: without anybody else or anything else

Examples:
the child stayed home alone
the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing
he flew solo

Origins

					alone (English)
└── al one (Middle English (1100-1500))

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