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English
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Etymology
From all + one, Old English al one, all allone, Anglo-Saxon an one, alone. See all, one, lone.
Pronunciation
(Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA|/��l��n/, SAMPA|/@"l@Un/
(General American|US) IPA|/��lo�n/, SAMPA|/@"loUn/
audio|en-us-alone.ogg|Audio (US)
Hyphenation: a·lone
Adjective
en-adj
- By one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solo; solitary;—applied to a person or thing.
#* I can't ask for help because I am alone. That is, “I am alone” means nobody else is near.
- Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.
#* Man shall not live by bread alone. —Luke iv. 4. Here, “bread alone” means bread and nothing else.
- Unique; without peer or equal:
#* Euclid alone has looked on Beauty bare. -- Edna St. Vincent Millay
Note: The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.
Synonyms
lone
lonely
single
solitary
solo
Translations
Basque: t|eu|bakarrik
Croatian: t+|hr|sam
Czech: sám m, sama f
Danish: alene
Frisian: allinnich
German: t|de|allein
Hebrew: t|he|���
Ido: sola
Japanese: �人 (hitori); �人� (hitori de)
Kurdish:
mid
Maltese: waħdu sulu
Norwegian: alene
Portuguese: t-|pt|sozinho, t+|pt|só
Russian: одинокий
Slovene: t-|sl|sam
Spanish: t+|es|solitario, t-|es|solo
Swedish: ensam
Adverb
en-adv|-
- By one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo
#: She walked home alone.
Italian
Etymology
Latin halo
Noun
it-noun|alon|m|e|i
- halo
- glow
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