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Meanings of alone in English

Portuguese
apenas

Without any others being included or involved.

apenas
Portuguese
sozinho

Without anybody else or anything else.

sozinho

Radically distinctive and without equal.

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Lacking companions or companionship.

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Usage of alone in English
1
In Europe alone we waste 90 million tonnes of food a year.
The Irish Times
2
However New Zealand is not alone among OECD countries, the report shows.
Radio NZ
3
Paper is exactly the kind of stand-alone Facebook really needs right now.
Wired
4
It's an attitudinal problem that time alone would of course help erase.
The Irish Times
5
This year alone, the airline received over R15 billion in government bail-outs.
The South African
6
In the end, you'll be absolutely alone; therefore, being alone is natural.
Welcome to the N.H.K.
7
Screenwriters believe subtler distinctions are possible; they are alone in this view.
The new yorker
8
But more than health care alone is needed to tackle the problem.
BBC
9
Animals of a species often do better hanging together than working alone.
The Disposable Male
10
But it's no longer a special problem of the Space Service alone.
Cities in Flight
11
However, industry players say this is not down to the rules alone.
The Irish Times
12
I'm not good company right now and I need to be alone.
The darkest touch
13
I don't consider them a problem at all, let alone a threat.
The Neutronium Alchemist
14
However, backers said Senate passage alone would still be an important step.
Reuters
15
T: True confession: I love nothing more than being at home alone.
News.com.au
16
He could barely get through the question, let alone address the answer.
The First King of Shannara
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Alone through the time
Alone across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Canada
Common
United States of America
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