alone

Significat (Anglès)

Adj

1. (not-comparable, predicative) By oneself, solitary.
2. (not-comparable, predicative) Lacking peers who share one's beliefs, experiences, practices, etc.
3. (not-comparable, obsolete, predicative) Apart from, or exclusive of, others.
4. (not-comparable, obsolete, predicative) Mere; consisting of nothing further.
5. (not-comparable, obsolete, predicative) Unique; rare; matchless.

Adv

1. (not-comparable, predicative) By oneself; apart from, or exclusive of, others; solo.
2. (not-comparable, predicative) Without outside help.
3. (not-comparable, predicative) Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it.
4. (not-comparable, predicative) Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it.
5. (broadly, not-comparable, predicative) Focus adverb, typically modifying a noun and occurring immediately after it.

Conceptes

sol

únic

tot sol

només

en el seu propi

inigualable

inigualat

Sinònims

only

solitary

single

by oneself

lonely

sole

solely

lone

on one’s own

unaccompanied

one

isolated

just

solo

singly

desolate

empty

unique

solitarily

separate

individually

self

lonesome

odd

unmarried

unequaled

exclusively

unaided

entirely

unequalled

each

lonelily

separately

oneself

independently

independent

helpless

friendless

unparalleled

only one

forlorn

unassisted

apart

single-handed

by itself

by

different

simple

singular

deserted

Traduccions

seul

allein

solo

solo

alleen

só

sozinho

solitario

yalnız

unico

sólo

único

μόνος

seulement

solamente

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/əˈləʊn/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: allone

Cognat amb escocès: alane

Cognat amb Saterfriesisch: alleene

Cognat amb frisó occidental: allinne

Cognat amb neerlandès: alleen

Cognat amb baix alemany: alleen

Cognat amb alemany: allein

Cognat amb danès: alene

Cognat amb suec: allena

In summary

From Middle English allone, from earlier all oon (“alone”, literally “all one”), contracted from the Old English phrase eall ān (“completely alone”), equivalent to al- (“all”) + one. Cognate with Scots alane (“alone”), Saterland Frisian alleene (“alone”), West Frisian allinne (“alone”), Dutch alleen (“alone”), Low German alleen (“alone”), German allein (“alone”), Danish alene (“alone”), Swedish allena (“alone”). More at all and one. Regarding the different phonological development of alone and one, see the note in one.

Frases

We have forgotten how to be alone in our thoughts .