alone
/əˈləʊn/adjective, adverb
उच्चारण अलोन
अकेला; केवल
Basic word
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[not before noun]
without any other people; without the help of other people; lonely and unhappy; (after a noun or pronoun) only; and nobody or nothing else
अकेला; केवल
- She lives alone.
- You alone can do it.
- She felt alone in the big city at first.
+ 2 more examples
- Priya did the whole project alone.
- Leave him alone; he needs time to think.
Synonyms by yourself solo unaccompanied lonely only
Opposite together accompanied with others
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
be / live / stand + alone (adjective)
Alone after a verb means without other people; it does not go before a noun.
Verb के बाद 'alone' का अर्थ है दूसरों के बिना; यह noun से पहले नहीं आता।
- Radhika lives alone in Pune.
- I want to be alone for a while.
noun / pronoun + alone
Placed after a noun or pronoun, alone means only that one and nothing else.
Noun या pronoun के बाद 'alone' का अर्थ है केवल वही, और कुछ नहीं।
- You alone can solve this problem.
- Fees alone cost thousands of rupees.
let alone
Let alone adds something even less likely than what was just said.
'Let alone' ऐसी बात जोड़ता है जो अभी कही बात से भी कम संभव हो।
- He cannot run, let alone win a race.
leave + object + alone
It means to stop disturbing or touching something.
इसका अर्थ है किसी को तंग करना या छूना बंद करना।
- Leave the baby alone; she is sleeping.
alone vs lonely
Alone describes being without company; lonely describes the sad feeling.
'Alone' साथ न होने की स्थिति है; 'lonely' उदासी का भाव है।
- She was alone but not lonely.
+Collocations 5
verb + alone
livestandtravelworkfeel
- He travels alone on long train journeys.
adverb + alone
allcompletelyquitetotallyfar from
- She was all alone in the house.
noun + alone
time alonethe cost alonethis aloneone alone
- The cost alone makes the plan impossible.
fixed phrases
leave alonelet alonego it alonealone together
- Do not leave the child alone near the pond.
alone + preposition
with thoughtsin the darkat homeon the road
- She was alone at home during the storm.
“More examples 6
- She went to the market alone in the early morning.
वह सुबह-सुबह अकेली बाज़ार गई।
- The teacher alone knew the answer.
केवल शिक्षक को ही उत्तर पता था।
- Leave him alone; he is preparing for his exam.
उसे अकेला छोड़ दो; वह परीक्षा की तैयारी कर रहा है।
- I could not lift the box alone.
मैं अकेले वह बक्सा नहीं उठा सका।
- He cannot speak English, let alone write it.
वह अंग्रेज़ी बोल नहीं सकता, लिखने की तो बात ही क्या।
- Radhika enjoys studying alone in the library.
राधिका को पुस्तकालय में अकेले पढ़ना पसंद है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ I did the work by alone.
✓ I did the work alone.
Alone is already an adverb here and needs no by.
यहाँ 'alone' पहले से adverb है, इसलिए 'by' की आवश्यकता नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Alone, lonely and solitary all relate to being without others, but they differ in feeling.
'Alone', 'lonely' और 'solitary' सभी दूसरों के बिना होने से जुड़े हैं, पर भाव में भिन्न हैं।
Without other people; neutral, may be chosen.
दूसरों के बिना; तटस्थ, अपनी इच्छा से भी हो सकता है।
- She likes to study alone.
Done or living alone, often by choice, and used before a noun.
अकेले किया गया या अकेले रहने वाला, प्रायः अपनी पसंद से, और noun से पहले आता है।
- He took a solitary walk by the river.
¶Idioms 1
leave/let sb/sth alone
to not touch, change or annoy sb/sth
(किसी को/किसी चीज़ को) अपने हाल पर छोड़ देना, न छेड़ना
- Leave the dog alone — it's sleeping.
- Let her alone; she needs time to think.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Alone is used after a verb, not before a noun ('He lives alone', not 'an alone man'; say 'a lonely man' or 'a man on his own'); keep apart alone (without other people, which can be positive) and lonely (unhappy because you are alone).
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: alone verb के बाद प्रयुक्त होता है, noun से पहले नहीं ('He lives alone', 'an alone man' नहीं; 'a lonely man' या 'a man on his own' कहें); alone (दूसरे लोगों के बिना, सकारात्मक भी हो सकता है) और lonely (अकेलेपन से दुखी) को अलग रखिए।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Leave sb or sth alone (stop disturbing), let alone (and certainly not: 'He can't walk, let alone run'), go it alone (do something without help), stand alone (be the best; be independent).
Idioms: leave sb या sth alone (परेशान करना बंद करना), let alone (और निश्चित रूप से नहीं: 'He can't walk, let alone run'), go it alone (बिना मदद कुछ करना), stand alone (सर्वश्रेष्ठ होना; स्वतंत्र होना)।
'Man cannot live by bread alone' (people need more than just food).
कहावत 'Man cannot live by bread alone' (लोगों को केवल भोजन से अधिक चाहिए)।