lonely
Unhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other peopleUnhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
» I feel very lonely these days.
Dieser Tage fühle ich mich sehr einsam. — Espi
In letzter Zeit fühle ich mich sehr einsam. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ich fühle mich dieser Tage sehr einsam. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ich komme mir im Augenblick sehr einsam vor. — raggione
Я почуваюся дуже одиноким цими днями. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesUnhappy due to feeling isolated from contact with other people.
einsam, alleinig
одино́кийodinókij
само́тнійsamótnij
Unfrequented by people; desolate.
abgeschieden, einsam, öde
одино́кийodinókij, уединённыйujedinjónnyj, безлю́дныйbezljúdnyj
відлю́днийvidljúdnyj
Without companions; solitary.
lacking companions or companionship
Examples
946 sentencesI feel very lonely these days.
Я почуваюся дуже одиноким цими днями. — deniko
deDieser Tage fühle ich mich sehr einsam. — Espi
Tom said that he was lonely.
Том сказав, що одинокий. — Walentinio
ruТом сказал, что одинок. — marafon
Did you know Tom was lonely?
Ти знав, що Том одинокий? — deniko
ruТы знал, что Том одинок? — sharptoothed
deWusstet ihr, dass Tom einsam ist? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why does Tom feel so lonely?
Чому Том почувається таким одиноким? — deniko
Tom said that Mary was lonely.
Том сказав, що Мері одинока. — deniko
ruТом сказал, что Мэри одинока. — nina99nv
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.From lone + -ly, or from an apheretic shortening of alonely. See lone.
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Forms
lonelier, loneliestSynonyms
11 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
12 patterns- will be lonely
- would be lonely
- be lonely if
- to be lonely
- feel lonely
- feel so lonely
- be very lonely
- felt very lonely
- was so lonely
- sad and lonely
- really lonely
- was really lonely
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.