alone

Definitions


[əˈləʊn], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- having no one else present
(e.g: she was alone that evening)


Phrases:
- go it alone
- leave someone or something alone
- leave well alone

Origin:
Middle English: from all + one


[əˈləʊn], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- on one's own
(e.g: he lives alone)

- indicating that something is confined to the specified subject or recipient
(e.g: he is answerable to Parliament alone)


Phrases:
- go it alone
- leave someone or something alone
- leave well alone

Origin:
Middle English: from all + one




definition by Oxford Dictionaries