alone
By oneself, solitary.
Adjective 2 meanings
By oneself, solitary.
“I can't ask for help because I am alone.”
Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.
“Senator Craddock wants to abolish the estate tax, and she's not alone.”
Adverb 3 meanings
By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
“She walked home alone.”
Without outside help.
“The job was too hard for me to do alone.”
Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it.
“The president alone has the power to initiate a nuclear launch.”
Etymology
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.
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ALONE at a glance
ALONE has 5 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (A 1 + L 1 + O 1 + N 1 + E 1) and 7 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #670 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with alone
All rhymesOne letter away
- ALONG6
- CLONE7
- ATONE5
- ALINE5
- AGONE6
- ALANE5
- ALOWE8
- AXONE12
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