Meaning of alone(p) in English
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alone(p)Definitions
1. isolated from othersExamples
- « could be alone in a crowded room »
- « was alone with her thoughts »
- « I want to be alone »
Synonyms
- 2. lacking companions or companionship
Examples
- « he was alone when we met him »
- « she is alone much of the time »
- « the lone skier on the mountain »
- « a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel »
- « a lonely soul »
- « a solitary traveler »
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- 3. exclusive of anyone or anything else
Examples
- « she alone believed him »
- « cannot live by bread alone »
- « I'll have this car and this car only »
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- 4. 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 »
- « Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint »
- « craftsmen whose skill is unequaled »
- « unparallele »
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Famous quotes
- « I'm never less at leisure than when at leisure, or less alone than when alone. » Scipio Africanus
- « My contribution I hope is to get people to eat full-flavored food. If I could come away with that alone, that would be a fantastic accomplishment. I'm also very proud of being a very American chef. » Bobby Flay
- « I like the idea of being alone. I like the idea of often being alone in all aspects of my life. I like to feel lonely. I like to need things. » Robert Plant
- « Life certainly points it out to you - 'you can go this way or the other way.' You have to decide and it's a very strong decision because, would you sleep well knowing that you're living in the best place, but you're letting the place where you should live alone? » Gael Garcia Bernal
- « One ever feels his twoness - an American, a Negro two souls, two thoughts, two unreconciled strivings two warring ideals in one dark body, whose dogged strength alone keeps it from being torn asunder. » W. E. B. Du Bois