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/əlˈoʊn/ Listen

adverb

Alone adv. Solely; simply; exclusively.

adjective

Alone adj.

Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; applied to a person or thing. "Alone on a wide, wide sea." "It is not good that the man should be alone."

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." "The citizens alone should be at the expense."

Sole; only; exclusive. (R.) "God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being."

Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. Note: The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.

To let alone or To leave alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.

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"Alone" Quotes from Famous Books

... at last, raising his face, 'nobody can help me. I want no help such as your father, or any other rich, powerful man can give. I know you mean it kindly, little girl, but there are some things in which a man must stand and fall alone. Alone?' he added bitterly; 'yes, but he doesn't suffer alone! He drags his dearest and best down with him, let his remorse ...

— Chatterbox, 1906 • Various

... know, that I persist," she said, "but I do beg that you will remember what I say. Do not be alone to-day more than you can help. Suspect every one who comes near to you. There may be a trap before your feet at any moment. Be wary always and do not forget—at ...

— Havoc • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... in turning some of his men about to face a hill at our right, where the enemy seemed in great number, and we of Waggoner's company joined him. A moment later, Colonel Washington, who alone of the general's aides was left unwounded, galloped up and ordered us to advance against the hill and carry it. With infinite difficulty, a hundred men were collected who would still obey the order. As we advanced, ...

— A Soldier of Virginia • Burton Egbert Stevenson

... mere frailty: brethren, be content.— Friar Barnardine, go you with Ithamore: You know my mind; let me alone with him.] ...

— The Jew of Malta • Christopher Marlowe

... on her Scottish estate, and among the guests was Oswald, whose home was near at hand. In the grounds lurked Corinne, seeking an opportunity of meeting her lover. In the midst of the festivities, a white-clad figure hurried out alone; Corinne knew it to be her half-sister. Lucy, believing that no eye was upon her, knelt down in the grove where stood her father's tomb. "Pray for me, O my father!" she said; "inspire him to choose me as the partner of ...

— The World's Greatest Books, Vol VIII • Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.

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