Meaning

6 senses

  1. (not comparable, predicative)By oneself, solitary.

    I can't ask for help because I am alone.

    allein

    оди́нodín, самsam

    самsam, оди́нodýn

  2. By oneself, solitary.

    (not comparable, predicative)Not involved in a romantic relationship.

  3. (not comparable, predicative)Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.

    Senator Craddock wants to abolish the estate tax, and she's not alone.

    I always organize my Halloween candy before eating it. Am I alone in this?

  4. (not comparable, obsolete, predicative)Apart from, or exclusive of, others.

    isolated from others

  5. (not comparable, obsolete, predicative)Mere; consisting of nothing further.

  6. (not comparable, obsolete, predicative)Unique; rare; matchless.

    einzig, alleinig

Examples

6417 sentences

  1. I don't want to go alone.

    Я не хочу йти самотужки. — Imp

    ruЯ не хочу идти в одиночку. — nami

    deIch will nicht allein gehen. — Manfredo

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  2. She allowed him to go alone.

    Вона дозволила йому поїхати самому. — rozmaita

    ruОна позволила ему идти самому. — odexed

    deSie gestattete ihm, alleine zu gehen. — Wolf

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  3. I don't like to be alone.

    Я не люблю бути наодинці. — Anjy

    deIch mag es nicht alleine zu sein. — Esperantostern

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  4. Don't let him do it alone.

    Не дай йому зробити це самому. — deniko

    ruНе позволяйте ему делать это одному. — marafon

    deLass ihn das nicht alleine machen! — Tamy

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  5. He was alone in the room.

    Він був у кімнаті сам. — deniko

    ruОн был один в комнате. — Netka

    deEr war alleine im Zimmer. — maaster

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
by oneself:
Русский
By meaning 1
by oneself:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
by oneself:
unique:

Origin

From Middle English allone, from earlier all oon (literally “all one”), contracted from th

From Middle English allone, from earlier all oon (literally “all one”), contracted from the Old English phrase eall ān (“completely alone”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + one. Cognate with Scots alane (“alone”), Saterland Frisian alleene (“alone”), West Frisian allinne (“alone”), Dutch alleen (“alone”), Low German alleen (“alone”), German allein (“alone”), Danish alene (“alone”), Swedish allena (“alone”). More at all and one. For the different phonological development of alone and one, see the note in one.

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Synonyms

34 synonyms
availableB1singleA2isolatedC1exclusiveB1simpleA2onlyA1veryB2bareB1justA1mereB1singularA2uniqueB1on one's ownunaccompanied
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words
Relatedaloneness
Derivedall alonealonelyalonementalonernonalonequirkyaloneunalone

Collocations

12 patterns
  • do that alone
  • to be alone
  • go there alone
  • be left alone
  • alone in the
  • left alone
  • live alone
  • travel alone
  • is alone in
  • being being alone
  • all alone
  • alone at night

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
aloealoftalohaalongA2alongsideB2
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