Reading Theme:

Language:

Font Size:

📕 rednote ID(小红书号)：3881567312

Alone: Definition, Pronunciation, and How to Use It (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：solitary (alone)

alone 🔊

/əˈloʊn/

adj./adv.

When someone is by themselves with no other people around.

solitary 🔊

➕

/ˈsɑːləteri/

adj./adv.

When a person is without any other people around; in a state of solitude.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Beginner

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From 'all one' (Old English 'eall ān'), meaning completely solitary.

💡 Mnemonic

Think 'a lone' = a single person. 'All one' alone.

📖 Example

After everyone went home, she stayed alone in the library to finish her project. 🔊 After everyone went home, she stayed alone in the library to finish her project.

🔗 Collocations

all alone – completely by oneself

leave someone alone – stop disturbing or interacting with someone

let alone – not to mention; used to emphasize a contrast

🔄 Synonyms

solitary (adj.) – existing or living alone without companions

isolated (adj.) – far away from other places, buildings, or people; alone

lonely (adj.) – sad because one has no friends or company

🚫 Antonyms

accompanied (adj.) – having someone or something with you

together (adv.) – in or into a group; with each other

social (adj.) – relating to activities in which people meet and spend time together

🌱 Derivatives

aloneness (n.) – the state of being alone

lone (adj.) – being alone; without other people

lonely (adj.) – sad because of being alone

📖 Cultural Story

Originating from Old English 'eall ān' (completely one), 'alone' evolved to describe solitude and independent action. Used in Shakespeare to emphasize isolation.

Meaning 2：unaided (alone)

alone 🔊

/əˈloʊn/

adj./adv.

To do something by yourself without help from others.

unaided 🔊

➕

/ʌnˈeɪdɪd/

adj./adv.

To perform a task or activity without help from others; independently.

📁 Category：Behaviors & Actions 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

He assembled the new bookshelf alone, which made him very proud. 🔊 He assembled the new bookshelf alone, which made him very proud.

🔗 Collocations

do it alone – perform an action without assistance

go it alone – act independently, especially in business or a project

stand alone – be independent or self-sufficient

🔄 Synonyms

independently (adv.) – without relying on others; self-sufficiently

solo (adj./adv.) – done by one person alone; without accompaniment

unaided (adj.) – without help or assistance

🚫 Antonyms

assisted (adj.) – given help or support

together (adv.) – in collaboration; with others

collaboratively (adv.) – working jointly with others

🌱 Derivatives

aloneness (n.) – the state of being alone

lone (adj.) – being alone; without other people

lonely (adj.) – sad because of being alone