What does alone mean in English?

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alone Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 without other people:
- He likes being alone in the house.
- She decided to climb the mountain alone.
- Do you like living alone?
- At last, we're alone together (= there are just the two of us here).
- The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the spread of English.
- I don't like the man and I'm not alone in that (= other people agree).
1 without any others:
- She alone needs to decide what to do (= no one else can do it for her).
- These facts alone (= even if nothing else is considered) show that he's not to be trusted.
- He won't get the job through charm alone (= he will need something else).
- The airfare alone would use up all my money, never mind the hotel bills.
- Price alone is not a reliable indicator of quality.
2 without other people:
- She decided to climb the mountain alone.
- We can discuss your proposal when we’re alone (= when other people present have left).
3 without any others, or only:
- I based my decision on her recommendation alone.

It's inexcusable that such young children were left in the house alone.
Go away and leave me alone!
I got the impression that they'd rather be alone.
It appears that she left the party alone.
You're mad to walk home alone at this time of night.
Words alone cannot convey the untold misery endured by people in these refugee camps.
He truly believes he can cure himself by willpower alone.
Is it more democratic to hold a referendum, rather than let the government alone decide?

0 Alone, lonely, or lonesome?
1 Alone or lonely?

Alone is an adjective and an adverb meaning that no other person is with you. When we use alone as an adjective, it never comes before the noun (predicative adjective):
2 Lonesome

In American English, lonesome means the same as lonely:
3 Alone, lonely, or lonesome?
4 Alone or lonely?

Alone is an adjective and an adverb meaning that no other person is with you. When we use alone as an adjective, it never comes before the noun (predicative adjective):