What does “alone” mean?
- 1
adjectivewithout other people
She lives alone in a small apartment.
- 2
adverbonly; used to stress that one thing is enough
The ticket alone cost $500.
Alone at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective & adverb
- CEFR level
- A2 (elementary)
- Pronunciation
- /əˈloʊn/ · uh-LOHN
How to use “alone” correctly
“Alone” just means without others; “lonely” means sad because you are alone. You can be alone without being lonely.
Common phrases with “alone”
- leave sb alone
- all alone
- feel alone
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- by yourself
- on your own
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