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alone (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: all one 'wholly one']
if you are alone in a place, there is no one with you
-synonym by yourself by yourself
::She lives alone .
::You shouldn't leave a child alone in the house.
::My wife and I like to spend time alone together away from the kids.
without any friends or people you know
::It was scary being all alone in a strange city.
::She was all alone in the world (=she had no family or friends to help her or look after her) .
feeling unhappy and lonely
::I cried like a child because I felt so alone .
without any help from other people
::He was left to raise their two children alone.
without including anything else
::The case will cost thousands of pounds in legal fees alone.
you/he etc alone
used to emphasize that there is only one person who knows, can do something etc
::Julie alone knew the truth.
go it alone
to start working or living on your own, especially after working or living with other people
::After years of working for a big company I decided to go it alone.
leave sb alone
let sb alone old-fashioned
to stop annoying or interrupting someone
::'Leave me alone!' she screamed.
leave sth alone
also let sth alone old-fashioned
to stop touching an object or changing something
::Leave those cakes alone. They're for the guests.
leave well (enough) alone
(=not change something that is satisfactory)
::In economic matters, they should leave well alone.
be yours/hers/his etc alone
used to emphasize that something belongs to someone
::The responsibility is yours and yours alone.
not be alone in (doing) sth
to not be the only person to do something
::You're not alone in feeling upset, believe me.
stand alone
a) to be strong and independent
::the courage to stand alone
b) to be at a distance from other objects or buildings
::The house stood alone at the end of the road.