Definitions for alone

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alone a·lone

Spelling: [uh-lohn]

IPA: /əˈloʊn/

Alone is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 68 anagrams from letters in alone (aelno).

Definitions for alone

Idioms

1. leave alone, to allow (someone) to be by himself or herself: to refrain from annoying or interfering with:
2. let alone, to refrain from annoying or interfering with. not to mention:
3. let well enough alone, to be satisfied with the existing situation; refrain from attempting to change conditions:

adverb

1. solitarily; solely:
2. only; exclusively.
3. without aid or help:

adjective

1. separate, apart, or isolated from others:
2. to the exclusion of all others or all else:
3. unique; unequaled; unexcelled:

Origin of alone

1250-1300; Middle English al one all (wholly) one

Examples for alone

Women and children are disproportionately victims, but they are not alone.

But the Chinese have shown little interest, of late, in corralling its own hackers—let alone those from another country.

He assented--and being thus, in a manner, ordered up--went it alone.

By contrast, John McCain, the eventual GOP nominee, had raised approximately $12.7 million in the first quarter of 2007 alone.

When he came out ten minutes later Uncle Peter was waiting for him alone.

It happened and it was a group of maybe 200 in a movement that has drawn tens of thousands in New York alone.

The losses in New York City alone were said to be fifty millions.

He's too honest entirely to stale the value of a pin, let alone a carpetbag.

The other person for whom a path to the nomination, let alone a candidacy, seems much less likely is Mitt Romney.

Mauburn had gone to his room to be alone with this bitter news.