Adjective
- Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary;—applied to a person or thing.
- I can't ask for help because I am alone. That is, “I am alone” means nobody else is near.
- Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only.
- Man shall not live by bread alone. —Luke iv. 4. Here, “bread alone” means bread and nothing else.
Note: The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.
Synonyms
To let or leave {alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.
