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say it: uh-LOHN
alone is an adjective and adverb meaning "isolated from others". It carries 6 recorded senses.
isolated from others
“could be alone in a crowded room”
“was alone with her thoughts”
“I want to be alone”
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”
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”
without anybody else or anything else
“the child stayed home alone”
“the pillar stood alone, supporting nothing”
“he flew solo”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for alone come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.