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1alone Listen to audioˈloʊn/ adjective
not used before a noun
1 a : without anyone or anything else : not involving or including anyone or anything else : separate from other people or things
I was all alone [=by myself] in the office yesterday. This wine goes well with food, but is also very good alone. I got him alone and asked him what had really happened. She lived alone for many years. She doesn't mind being alone because she never feels lonely/lonesome. He was alone with his thoughts.
b : without people that you know or that usually are with you
This is the first time the couple has been out alone together since the birth of their child. [=the first time they have gone somewhere without their child] He traveled alone [=by himself] to visit his grandparents when he was only seven. She was nervous about being (all) alone in the city when she started her new job. If you are not alone when you do something, you are not the only person who is doing it.
She's worried about losing her job, and she's not alone. [=other people are also worried about losing their jobs] He was not alone in calling for reform. Many people were demanding changes.
2 [more alone; most alone] : feeling unhappy because of being separated from other people
He felt very alone when he went away to school.

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