📒 without any other people
- not alone in Tom is not alone in finding Rick hard to work with.
- be alone with somebody/something She did not want to be alone with him.
- He was afraid of being alone with his thoughts.
📒 without the help of other people or things
- It's hard bringing up children alone.
- The assassin said he had acted alone.
📒 lonely and unhappy or without any friends
- Carol felt all alone in the world.
- I've been so alone since you went away.
- He felt lost and completely alone.
📒 used after a noun or pronoun to show that the person or thing mentioned is the only one
- You can't blame anyone else; you alone made the decision.
📒 used after a noun or pronoun to emphasize one particular thing
- The shoes alone cost £200.
📒 to do something without help from anyone
- Andrew decided to go it alone and start his own business.
📒 to stop annoying somebody or trying to get their attention
- She's asked to be left alone but the press photographers follow her everywhere.
- Don't touch me! Leave me alone!
📒 to stop touching, changing, or moving something
- I've told you before—leave my things alone!
📒 used after a statement to emphasize that because the first thing is not true or possible, the next thing cannot be true or possible either
- There isn't enough room for us, let alone any guests.
- I didn’t have any clothes, let alone a passport.
📒 to be independent or not connected with other people, organizations or ideas
- These islands are too small to stand alone as independent states.
- The problems that research is designed to solve do not stand alone, but are part of a wider context.
📒 to be not near other objects or buildings
- The arch once stood alone at the entrance to the castle.
📒 used to say that you will have to wait for some time to find out the result of a situation
- Only time will tell if the treatment has been successful.