Alone
adjective
The only person or thing in a place or situation.
I don't like being alone in the house.
Often appears as...
- leave me alone
- alone in the dark
adverb
Without any others present.
The old man lived alone, without any family.
Often appears as...
- go alone
- live alone
adjective
Without any help or with something.
She raised three children all alone.
Often appears as...
- do it alone
- stand alone
adjective
Unique in its characteristics or significance.
This alone should be reason enough to reject the proposal.
Often appears as...
- this alone
- that alone
adjective
The only person or thing in a place or situation.
I don't like being alone in the house.
Often appears as...
- leave me alone
- alone in the dark
adverb
Without any others present.
The old man lived alone, without any family.
Often appears as...
- go alone
- live alone
adjective
Without any help or with something.
She raised three children all alone.
Often appears as...
- do it alone
- stand alone
adjective
Unique in its characteristics or significance.
This alone should be reason enough to reject the proposal.
Often appears as...
- this alone
- that alone
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Feeling Isolated
Describes a feeling of loneliness or being apart from others.
He felt alone even in a crowded room.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Solitude
Indicates no one else is around, often used in horror or suspense contexts.
The silence was eerie, with the girl alone in the old mansion.
Pro Tip 1/2Feeling Isolated
Describes a feeling of loneliness or being apart from others.
He felt alone even in a crowded room.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Solitude
Indicates no one else is around, often used in horror or suspense contexts.
The silence was eerie, with the girl alone in the old mansion.
Pro Tip 1/2Feeling Isolated
Describes a feeling of loneliness or being apart from others.
He felt alone even in a crowded room.
Pro Tip 2/2Physical Solitude
Indicates no one else is around, often used in horror or suspense contexts.
The silence was eerie, with the girl alone in the old mansion.
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The genius of Marie...
within the atoms of each element. The idea was radical and helped to disprove the long-standing model of atoms as indivisible objects. Next, by focusing on a super radioactive ore called pitchblende, the Curies realized that uranium alone couldn't be creating all the radiation.
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Plato’s Allegory of the...
Will you break free to struggle towards the light, even if it costs you your friends and family, or stick with comfortable and familiar illusions? Truth or habit? Light or shadow? Hard choices, but if it's any consolation, you're not alone. There are lots of us down here.
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because even if we are alone, the fact that we think and dream and ask these questions might yet turn out to be one of the most important facts about the universe. And I have one more piece of good news for you. The quest for knowledge and understanding never gets dull.
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5 ways to kill your...
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Fighting HIV/AIDS...
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French Writer
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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Robin Williams
American Comedian
I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
When I was a child, there's one thing I said: 'I never want to be alone.' That's what I would say. I don't want to be alone.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer.
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Dr. Seuss
American Writer
You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
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Toni Morrison
American Novelist
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St. Jerome
Saint
Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
The most boring scenes are the scenes where a character is alone.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
The universe, when you leave it alone, is going to be beautiful.
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Joyce Meyer
American Author
Getting stress out of your life takes more than prayer alone. You must take action to make changes and stop doing whatever is causing the stress. You can learn to calm down in the way you handle things.
Quote examples
Voltaire
French Writer
Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.
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Robin Williams
American Comedian
I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is to end up with people who make you feel alone.
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Elon Musk
South African Businessman
When I was a child, there's one thing I said: 'I never want to be alone.' That's what I would say. I don't want to be alone.
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Elbert Hubbard
American Writer
Often we can help each other most by leaving each other alone; at other times we need the hand-grasp and the word of cheer.
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Dr. Seuss
American Writer
You can get help from teachers, but you are going to have to learn a lot by yourself, sitting alone in a room.
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Toni Morrison
American Novelist
You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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St. Jerome
Saint
Marriage is good for those who are afraid to sleep alone at night.
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Chuck Palahniuk
American Novelist
The most boring scenes are the scenes where a character is alone.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
The universe, when you leave it alone, is going to be beautiful.
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