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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
alone
adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
die alone
▪ He had a fear of dying alone.
living alone
▪ I’m quite happy living alone.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
here
▪ For nearly a year I have been here alone.
▪ I think they must feel sorry for me, here alone.
▪ The lawyers had told me that the cottage was let to a girl, who was here alone.
▪ I have often come out here alone after dark to breathe it in.
▪ All the same it was a long way down and she hoped that Ana did not ever come here alone.
▪ Right now all I want to do is sit here alone for a while.
▪ Then I was here alone for no more than a few seconds.
▪ I must be guilty of whatever he says I have done, I should not be here alone.
home
▪ He had got under her skin, and after half an hour she went home alone, not content with second-best.
▪ The guide contains commonsense recommendations covering situations such as meetings in strangers' offices and homes, walking home alone and car breakdowns.
▪ For this too was part of the tradition: the daughters came home alone.
▪ Mr Popple, upon returning home alone, found the spider floating in the toilet-bowl.
▪ At home alone with Eulah Mae in the stately old house soaked with memories, Miss Tish cried.
▪ No, this technique is only to be used when travelling home alone, late at night, through fairly deserted streets.
▪ Williams told police she went home alone at midnight, an hour and a half before the shooting.
out
▪ Parents should, however, be advised that repeat treatment may be required, particularly when insertion is carried out alone.
▪ Disappointed customers and forsaken employees pretty much had to tough it out alone.
▪ Connie Fraser would have to work it out alone, and I hoped she'd make it.
▪ It was evident that the sensible decision had been reached to let the two most concerned fight it out alone.
▪ That 90 percent of women are afraid to go out alone at night represents enormous numbers of journeys avoided and trips foregone.
▪ Left alone in the dairy for a moment, he asks her whether she ever walks out alone.
▪ I regularly see them sent out alone on shopping errands.
▪ The farmer gave him a pair of shoes and sent him out alone on the road.
well
▪ Thankfully it's proved far easier to leave well alone.
▪ The infatuation will pass: better to let well alone.
▪ If you had left well alone and let me carry on my business I wouldn't be here.
▪ If he had been able to shout, Nicholas would have told John to let well alone.
▪ And the policy of leaving things well alone is working so sweetly.
▪ You leave well alone, you've done enough damage.
▪ All in all, I think we'd be well advised to leave well alone.
▪ We were an autonomous unit, left well alone by the military hierarchy out there.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in name only/alone
▪ Don't be fooled by his title: he remains Health Secretary in name only.
▪ Lewis had been the ward boss in name only, because white precinct captains ran the organization, including him.
▪ Many of these local mills remain in name alone, having fallen into disuse and demolition.
▪ Others converted in name only, out of fear, while others stuck to their faith.
▪ The strong mayor system employed from 1881 to 1914 was strong in name only.
▪ Their homes are mobile in name only.
leave sb/sth alone
let alone
▪ I wouldn't work with my mom, let alone my whole family.
▪ But these images were not arbitrary, let alone trivial.
▪ Hardly an inspirational notion, let alone a formula for improved customer relations.
▪ I doubt he would have given one of his grandparents a point that morning, let alone me.
▪ If your income drops or ends, how will you pay them off, let alone keep up with the accumulating interest?
▪ It's disappointing that Butman doesn't ask these questions, let alone provide answers.
▪ It's unwise to let policy be influenced, let alone jeopardized, by outraged personal pride.
▪ Keeper Judge never touched him let alone trip him.
▪ Many thousands of children had never even seen, let alone owned a pair of shoes.
stand alone
▪ Again, standing alone this evidence is not probative of any discrimination in the local construction industry....
▪ Bedford stood alone and put his drink down on the table.
▪ But Boston stands alone in saying officially and unequivocally that no such condition exists here.
▪ Clasper stood alone on the box, clasping a hand microphone to his ranting mouth.
▪ Frequently the theatre-in-education group is associated with a historical site, although their workshops can stand alone and take place in school.
▪ He stood alone for a minute, until she was out of sight.
▪ It is often said of him that he stood alone.
▪ They stand alone - and fall alone.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
▪ Dorothy lives alone.
▪ He felt terribly alone when June left.
▪ It's an expensive place - lunch alone was $20.
▪ Kim traveled alone through Europe.
▪ Stevenson alone is to blame.
▪ The price alone was enough to make me change my mind.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Alone

Alone \A*lone"\, adv. Solely; simply; exclusively.

Alone

Alone \A*lone"\, a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. [=a]n one, alone. See All, One, Lone.]

  1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.

    Alone on a wide, wide sea.
    --Coleridge.

    It is not good that the man should be alone.
    --Gen. ii. 18.

  2. 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.

    The citizens alone should be at the expense.
    --Franklin.

  3. Sole; only; exclusive. [R.]

    God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being.
    --Bentley.

  4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless.
    --Shak.

    Note: The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.

    To let alone or To leave alone, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state.

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Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
alone

c.1300 contraction of all ane, from Old English all ana "unaccompanied, all by oneself," from all "all, wholly" (see all) + an "one" (see one). Similar compounds are found in German (allein) and Dutch (alleen).

Wiktionary
alone

a. 1 By oneself, solitary. 2 Apart from, or exclusive of, others. 3 Considered separately. adv. 1 By one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo. 2 Without outside help. 3 exclusively.

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WordNet
alone

  1. adv. without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a privilege granted only to him" [syn: entirely, exclusively, solely, only]

  2. without anybody else; "the child stayed home alone"; "he flew solo" [syn: solo, unaccompanied]

alone

  1. adj. isolated from others; "could be alone in a crowded room"; "was alone with her thoughts"; "I want to be alone" [syn: alone(p)]

  2. lacking companions or companionship; "he was alone when we met him"; "she is alone much of the time"; "the lone skier on the mountain"; "a lonely fisherman stood on a tuft of gravel"; "a lonely soul"; "a solitary traveler" [syn: alone(p), lone(a), lonely(a), solitary]

  3. exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I'll have this car and this car only" [syn: alone(p), only]

  4. radically distinctive and without equal; "he is alone in the field of microbiology"; "this theory is altogether alone in its penetration of the problem"; "Bach was unique in his handling of counterpoint"; "craftsmen whose skill is unequaled"; "unparalleled athletic ability"; "a breakdown of law unparalleled in our history" [syn: alone(p), unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled]

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Wikipedia
ALONE

ALONE is a charity organization in Ireland highlighting the plight of older people living alone. Founded in 1977 by the late Willie Bermingham to help elderly people living on their own who may feel isolated and lonely, volunteers visit older people and befriend them. The name ALONE was chosen as an acronym of the words; ‘A Little Offering Never Ends’.

ALONE 'works with the 1 in 5 older people who are homeless, socially isolated, living in deprivation or in crisis'. They provide Supportive Housing, Befriending, Community Response and Campaigning services to older people 365 days a year.

ALONE's Fundraising work includes The Key To Dignity campaign to raise money to provide homes for homeless older people.

In Glasnevin Cemetery there is the Alone Millenium Plot where the charity buries those who were unclaimed when they died and had no one to take care of a funeral for them.

In 2012 Alone celebrated 35 years of service.

Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)

"Alone (Why Must I Be Alone)" is a popular song written by Morty Craft. Craft owned a record label, and produced the recording by the Shepherd Sisters on that label. The lyrics were written by Craft's wife, Selma.

While it was the only hit for The Shepherd Sisters (as The Sheps) in the United States (reaching #18 on the Billboard charts on November 11, 1957), in the United Kingdom it was one of a number of hits for Petula Clark (reaching #8 on the UK charts) before she became famous internationally. The Shepherd Sisters' version also charted in the UK, reaching #14, and another version, by The Southlanders, reached #17 on the UK chart.

A remake of the song by The Four Seasons charted in 1964, reaching its peak Billboard Hot 100 position at #28, on July 18. "Alone (Why Must I Be Alone" also went to #8 on the Canadian singles chart. It was the act's last hit single on Vee Jay Records, as The Four Seasons left the label at the beginning of 1964 in a royalty dispute. The Four Seasons recording of the song features a refrain that is whistled.

The song was also subsequently recorded by Tracey Ullman.

Alone (Modern Talking album)

Alone is the eighth studio album released by Modern Talking, and their second after their 1998 reunion. It was released on 19 February 1999 by Hansa Records, BMG. Two singles were released off this album "You Are Not Alone" and "Sexy Sexy Lover", first one of which peaked at No. 7 and the second at No. 15 in Germany. The album Alone entered the German album chart at No. 1 on March 8, 1999 and spent four consecutive weeks at the top. After spending total of 27 weeks on the album chart, Alone eventually went platinum, shipping more than 500,000 units in Germany.

Alone (Solitude Aeturnus album)

Alone is the sixth album by the US doom metal band Solitude Aeturnus. It was released in 2006. The album cover is done by Travis Smith.

Alone (2007 film)

Alone (, or Fad, literally "twin") is a 2007 Thai horror film directed by Banjong Pisanthanakun and Parkpoom Wongpoom. Alone stars Thai-German pop singer Marsha Wattanapanich in her first film role in 15 years.'

The film's plot is loosely based on Agatha Christie's book, Elephants Can Remember.The adaption of alone in philippines is Guni-Guni.

Alone (1935 song)

ŋ Alone is a popular musical number, first performed by Allan Jones and Kitty Carlisle in the 1935 Marx Brothers film A Night At The Opera.

The lyrics were written by Arthur Freed, with music by Nacio Herb Brown.

The song was later recorded by the Tommy Dorsey orchestra in 1936.

It was also covered by Petula Clark on her 1957 album You Are My Lucky Star, Johnny Hartman on his 1959 album And I Thought About You, and Sarah Vaughan on her 1957 album At Mister Kelly's.

Category:Songs with music by Nacio Herb Brown Category:Songs with lyrics by Arthur Freed Category:1935 songs

Alone (1931 film)

Alone (, meaning "Alone"), also known in English by the transliterated Russian title Odna, is a Soviet film released in 1931. It was written and directed by Leonid Trauberg and Grigori Kozintsev. It was originally planned as a silent film, but it was eventually released with a soundtrack comprising sound effects, some dialogue (recorded after the filming) and a full orchestral score by Dmitri Shostakovich. The film, about a young teacher sent to work in Siberia, is in a realist mode and addresses three political topics then current: education, technology, and the elimination of the kulaks.

Alone (Bee Gees song)

"Alone" is a song by the Bee Gees. It is the opening track on the multi-platinum Still Waters album released by the Bee Gees in 1997, and the first single from the album. The song is a pop ballad written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb recorded in 1996. The track was a big hit worldwide, peaking at number 5 in the UK and dominating the charts in Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia at number 1. In the US the single peaked at number 28, making it their final top 40 hit in that country, after being a Billboard "Hot Shot" debut at number 34.

Barry and Robin Gibb alternate on lead vocals on the track, with both mostly using the group's trademark falsetto.

Maurice Gibb explained about the track:

Alone (Heart song)

"Alone" is a song composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly. It first appeared via Steinberg and Kelly's 1983 pet project, I-Ten, on Taking a Cold Look. It was later recorded by Valerie Stevenson and John Stamos in their roles as Lisa Copley and Gino Minelli, on the original soundtrack of the CBS sitcom Dreams in 1984. American rock band Heart made it a number-one US and Canadian hit in 1987. Twenty years later, Celine Dion recorded it for her album Taking Chances.

Alone (House)

"Alone" is the first episode of the fourth season of House and the seventy-first episode overall.

Alone (B'z song)

Alone is the ninth single by B'z, released on October 10, 1991. This song is one of B'z many number-one singles in Oricon chart. The single was re-released in 2003, and re-entered at #8. It sold over 1,127,000 copies according to Oricon. It was used as the drama Hotel Woman's theme song. The song was the 10th best selling single of 1991 and the 56th best selling single of 1992, making their only single to chart for two years in the yearly charts.

In 2011, the song was certified digitally by the RIAJ as a gold single for being downloaded more than 100,000 times to cellphones since its release as a digital download in early 2005.

Alone (Chet Atkins album)

Alone is an album by guitarist Chet Atkins. It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard Country Album charts.

It was during the recording of this album that Chet was first diagnosed with colon cancer.

Alone (E.M.D. song)

Alone is the third and final single released from Swedish boy band E.M.D.'s debut album A State of Mind. On its fourth week on the chart it reached the top position, becoming E.M.D.'s third consecutive #1 in Sweden.

Alone (2008 film)

Alone is a 2008 Turkish film written and directed by Çağan Irmak. The movie has received widespread interest from the Turkish media and had an outstanding performance in the box-office. The film's Turkish title Issız Adam is a triple entendre, as it can mean "Abandoned Man", "My Abandoned Island", and "My Lonely Ada", Ada being the name of the female lead character.

Alone (Judy Garland album)

Alone is a 1957 studio album by Judy Garland, arranged by Gordon Jenkins.

Alone (Bill Evans album)

Alone is an album by jazz musician Bill Evans, recorded in late 1968 for Verve Records. The year of release is unclear, even though a release in the first months of 1970 is a strong possibility. The Grammy Award-winning Alone was Bill Evans' first single piano solo album following in the footsteps of his 1963 Verve session Conversations With Myself (three pianos overdubbed) and his 1967 Further Conversations with Myself, also on Verve (two pianos overdubbed). It has been reissued in various forms with additional tracks and alternate takes from sessions on September 23, October 8 and 21st.

Alone (Again)

Alone (Again) is a solo piano album by American jazz pianist Bill Evans, recorded in December 1975 but not released until 1977 on Fantasy Records. It was reissued on CD in 1994 by Original Jazz Classics.

Alone (Saint Seiya)
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Alone (The X-Files)

"Alone" is the nineteenth episode of the eight season and the 180th episode overall of the science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode first aired in the United States on May 6, 2001 on Fox, and subsequently aired in the United Kingdom on Sky1 on June 14, 2001. It was written and directed by executive producer Frank Spotnitz. "Alone" earned a Nielsen household rating of 7.5 and was viewed by 12.7 million viewers. It received mixed to positive reviews from television critics.

The show centers on FBI special agents John Doggett ( Robert Patrick) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson)—as well as ex-FBI agent Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny)—who work on cases linked to the paranormal, called X-Files. In this episode, Doggett is paired with an enthusiastic young agent named Leyla Harrison who knows everything about the X-Files, when Scully goes on maternity leave. Harrison's apotheosis of Mulder and Scully leads to Doggett learning a thing or two. But when Harrison and Doggett disappear, Mulder defies orders in an attempt to find them.

"Alone" marked the directorial debut of Spotnitz, who had been a writer on the show for several years. In addition, the episode would be the last Monster-of-the-Week episode to feature an appearance by David Duchovny as Fox Mulder until the Season 10 revival. The character of Leyla Harrison was named after an X-Files fan who died of cancer in 2001.

Alone (Strindberg novella)

Alone is a novella from 1903 by Swedish writer August Strindberg. The protagonist is a 50-year-old writer who has returned to Stockholm after spending several years in the countryside. The novel has been subject to treatment by a number of literary researchers. An English translation of the novella by Arvid Paulson was published under the title Days of Loneliness (New York: Phaedra, 1971).

Alone (2001 film)

Alone (Sami) is a Croatian film directed by Lukas Nola. It was released in 2001.

Alone (Vern Gosdin album)

Alone is a studio album by American country music artist Vern Gosdin. It was released in 1989 via Columbia Records. The album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart.

Alone (Eleanor McEvoy album)

Eleanor McEvoy’s 9th studio album Alone is a collection of 12 stripped-down solo numbers, including new single ‘You’ll Hear Better Songs (Than This)’, ‘A Woman’s Heart,’ and a unique take on P.F. Sloan’s ‘ Eve Of Destruction’.

Says McEvoy, “There was a time when I was stranded in a long gap between tour dates and, with time to kill, I headed for the peace of The Grange; a small studio tucked away in the Norfolk countryside. In the converted barn, alone except for Dave the engineer, I stepped up to the microphone and sang my songs. My state of mind wasn’t the brightest, but there was a certain something about being in the studio with no agenda, no deadline, no pressure, it just came out.”

The product of those tranquil sessions is an album of incredibly haunting performances, up close, personal, and timeless. This is McEvoy in her most intimate setting, running through the journey of her writing and singing career.

Alone (Evan Brewer album)

Alone is the debut album from bassist Evan Brewer of The Faceless and Animosity, the album features only bass guitar sounds. The Artwork was made by the Colombian drummer and graphic designer Mauro Mazuera.

Alone (EP)

Alone is the first EP by Korean girl group Sistar. The EP was released on April 12, 2012 with "I Choose to Love You" and the title track as the promotional singles.

Alone (The Morning After Girls album)

'Alone. ' is the second studio album by Australian neo-psychedelia band The Morning After Girls.

"Alone" was released as a free download on Spinner.com.

Alone (Falling in Reverse song)

"Alone" is a song performed by American rock band Falling in Reverse'. It served as the debut single off of the band's sophomore studio album Fashionably Late.

Alone (2015 Hindi film)

Alone is a 2015 Indian horror film directed by Bhushan Patel, starring Bipasha Basu and Karan Singh Grover. The film is a remake of the 2007 Thai film of the same name, which was also remade in the south in 2011 with a film by the name Chaarulatha.

Alone (Selah Sue song)

Alone is a song by Belgian recording artist Selah Sue. It was written by Sue along with Sean Fenton and Robin Hannibal, and produced by the latter for her second studio album Reason (2015), featuring co-production from Itai Shapira and Salva. Distributed by Warner Music Group, it was released by Because Music on October 27, 2014 as the album's lead single.

Alone (2015 Kannada film)

Alone is a multilingual action film directed by JKS. Titled Alone in Kannada, it is known as Leela in Telugu and Karai Oram in Tamil. The film features Nikesha Patel in leading role and Vasistha, Ganesh and Iniya in the supporting roles, while Simran essays an extended guest role. The Kannada version of the film released in November 2015, while the Tamil film released in January 2016.

Alone (Lasgo song)

"Alone" is the second single from the Belgian dance trio Lasgo. It was released in 2000 after the international success of "Something". The song is featured on the band's debut album, Some Things. While not as successful as "Something", the song was a top 10 hit in Belgium and the United Kingdom.

Alone (The Walking Dead)

"Alone" is the thirteenth episode of the fourth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead; it aired on AMC on March 9, 2014. The episode was directed by Ernest Dickerson and written by Curtis Gwinn.

In this episode, Bob Stookey's past is explored, and the reason for his recently changed optimistic outlook is revealed. This episode marks the beginning of the relationship between Bob and Sasha, as well as the mysterious kidnapping of Beth Greene after having long spent time bonding with fellow survivor, Daryl Dixon. Maggie Greene's efforts to find her husband and Sasha's reluctance to travel further to Terminus are also explored, which causes the group to split up, before they find one another and subsequently vow not to be alone again.

The episode title refers to Bob Stookey, having been the lone survivor of two previous groups, and Daryl Dixon, being on his own after Beth is mysteriously abducted.

Alone (TV series)

Alone is an American reality television series on History, from executive producers Russ McCarroll and Zachary Behr for History and Gretchen Palek, Shawn Witt, David George, and Brent Montgomery of Leftfield Pictures. The series is filmed in northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, following the self-documented day-to-day lives of 10 individuals as they attempt to survive in the wilderness for as long as possible. The participants are isolated from each other and all human contact, and the one who remains on the island the longest wins a grand prize of $500,000. The series premiered on June 18, 2015.

On August 19, 2015, before the finale of season 1, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season, to begin production in the fall of 2015 on Vancouver Island. Season 2 premiered on April 21, 2016.

Season 3 is being filmed spring of 2016 in Patagonia.

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Usage examples of "alone".

Nicholas, hear of me therein, they must even let me alone to abide here.

Wilt thou abide here by Walter thyself alone, and let me bring the imp of Upmeads home to our house?

They abjured the implicit reverence which the pride of Rome had exacted from their ignorance, while they acquired the knowledge and possession of those advantages by which alone she supported her declining greatness.

Two officers of the United States navy were walking abreast, unguarded and alone, not looking to the right or left, never frowning, never flinching, while the mob screamed in their ears, shook cocked pistols in their faces, cursed, crowded, and gnashed upon them.

Bill of Rights uncoupled religion from the state, in part because so many religions were steeped in an absolutist frame of mind, each convinced that it alone had a monopoly on the truth and therefore eager for the state to impose this truth on others.

The hardier swimmers, with Paul, struck out for the abutment on the pier in their usual way and poor Michael was left alone.

Deke Belcher, 77, a neighbor of Abies, who said the FBI and federal marshals should leave the mountain and its residents alone.

The English, despite the fact that they are in the doctrine of faith alone, nevertheless in the exhortation to the Holy Communion openly teach self-examination, acknowledgment, confession of sins, penitence and renewal of life, and warn those who do not do these things with the words that otherwise the devil will enter into them as he did into Judas, fill them with all iniquity, and destroy both body and soul.

Matters were in this situation, when Tom, one afternoon, finding Sophia alone, began, after a short apology, with a very serious face, to acquaint her that he had a favour to ask of her which he hoped her goodness would comply with.

When Esther and I were alone I began to compliment her, much to her delight, on the cleverness of her answer, the elegance of her style, and her boldness, for she could not be as well acquainted with French affairs as I was.

After all, if we coolly consider those arguments which have been bandied about, and retorted with such eagerness and acrimony in the house of commons, and divest them of those passionate tropes and declamatory metaphors which the spirit of opposition alone had produced, we shall find very little left for the subject of dispute, and sometimes be puzzled to discover any material source of disagreement.

If she could get Michael talking and keep him talking long enough to be sure of his mental acuity, she would feel more confident about leaving him alone for the night.

And in the Fifth Symphony, one of those in which he called for no vocal performers, he nevertheless managed to vary and expand the conventional suite by preceding the first allegro with a march, and separating and relieving the gargantuan scherzo and rondo with an adagietto for strings alone.

She had made it easy for Addis to get Rhys alone because she wanted men she could trust beside her husband.

I wrote to him and to the friars, and immediately set out, as I told him, almost alone, because all the people were with the Adelantado, and likewise in order to prevent suspicion on his part.