HyperDic: alone

English > 6 senses of the word *alone*:
ADVERB	all	alone, entirely, exclusively, solely, only	without any others being included or involved
ADVERB	all	alone, solo, unaccompanied	without anybody else or anything else
ADJECTIVE	all	alone	isolated from others
	all	alone, lone, lonely, solitary	lacking companions or companionship
	all	alone, only	exclusive of anyone or anything else
	all	alone, unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled	radically distinctive and without equal

alone > pronunciation
Sounds	ahlow'n
Rhymes	acetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...

English > *alone*: 6 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	isolated from others.
Examples	"could be alone in a crowded room" "was alone with her thoughts" "I want to be alone"
Broader	unsocial	not seeking or given to association
Nouns	aloneness	a disposition toward being alone

English > *alone*: 6 senses > adjective 2
Meaning	lacking companions or companionship.
Examples	"he was alone when we met him" "she is alone much of the time"
Synonyms	lone, lonely, solitary
Broader	unaccompanied	Without an escort
Spanish	solitario
Nouns	aloneness	a disposition toward being alone
Adverbs	alone	without anybody else or anything else

English > *alone*: 6 senses > adjective 3
Meaning	Exclusive of anyone or anything else.
Examples	"she alone believed him" "cannot live by bread alone"
Synonym	only
Broader	exclusive	excluding much or all

English > *alone*: 6 senses > adjective 4
Meaning	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"
Synonyms	unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled
Broader	incomparable, uncomparable	Such that comparison is impossible
Spanish	el único, incomparable, inigualable, inigualado, solos, único
Catalan	inigualable, inigualat, sense igual, únic

English > *alone*: 6 senses > adverb 1
Meaning	Without any others being included or involved.
Example	"the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"
Synonyms	entirely, exclusively, solely, only
Spanish	exclusivamente, exclusive, solamente, solo, sólo, únicamente
Catalan	exclusivament, només

English > *alone*: 6 senses > adverb 2
Meaning	Without anybody else or anything else.
Examples	"the child stayed home alone" "the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing"
Synonyms	solo, unaccompanied
Spanish	solo
Adjectives	alone	lacking companions or companionship

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