Tra từ alone - Từ điển WordNet v3.1

I - adjective

1. isolated from others (Freq. 26)
- could be alone in a crowded room
- was alone with her thoughts
- I want to be alone
• Similar to:
unsocial
• Derivationally related forms:
aloneness
2. lacking companions or companionship (Freq. 4)
- 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:
lone, lonely, solitary
• Similar to:
unaccompanied
• Derivationally related forms:
solitariness (for: solitary), loneliness (for: lonely), aloneness
3. exclusive of anyone or anything else (Freq. 1)
- she alone believed him
- cannot live by bread alone
- I'll have this car and this car only
• Syn:
only
• Similar to:
exclusive
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:
unique, unequaled, unequalled, unparalleled
• Similar to:
incomparable, uncomparable
• Derivationally related forms:
uniqueness (for: unique)

II - adverb

1. without any others being included or involved (Freq. 32)
- 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
• Derived from adjective:
sole (for: solely), exclusive (for: exclusively)
2. without anybody else or anything else (Freq. 28)
- the child stayed home alone
- the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing
- he flew solo
• Syn:
solo, unaccompanied
• Derived from adjective:
unaccompanied (for: unaccompanied)