lone
/ləʊn/adjective
उच्चारण लोन
अकेला, एकमात्र
Core word
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
lone + noun (attributive only)
Lone is used only before a noun. We say 'a lone traveller' but not 'the traveller was lone'.
Lone केवल noun के पहले आता है। हम 'a lone traveller' कहते हैं, 'the traveller was lone' नहीं।
- A lone cyclist crossed the empty bridge.
- The lone survivor was taken to hospital.
lone + parent / voice / figure
Lone appears in fixed expressions such as lone parent, lone voice and lone figure. Lone parent is the BrE word for a single parent.
Lone कुछ स्थिर प्रयोगों में आता है, जैसे lone parent, lone voice और lone figure। Lone parent का अर्थ अकेला अभिभावक है।
- She is a lone parent bringing up two sons.
- He was a lone voice against the plan.
a lone + singular noun
Lone goes with a singular noun to stress that there is only one, with no company.
Lone singular noun के साथ आता है और ज़ोर देता है कि केवल एक ही है, कोई साथ नहीं।
- A lone tree stood in the middle of the field.
- There was a lone light in the window.
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lone + person
travellergunmansurvivorparentrider
- A lone rider appeared on the dusty road.
lone + object
treestarcandleboathouse
- A lone boat floated on the lake.
lone + figure / voice
figurevoicewolfattemptprotest
- His lone protest changed nothing at the meeting.
lone + noun in news
witnessbiddercandidatescorergoal
- A lone goal decided the match.
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- A lone candidate filed his papers for the post of sarpanch.
सरपंच पद के लिए केवल एक अकेले उम्मीदवार ने नामांकन भरा।
- In the evening, a lone fisherman rowed across the river.
शाम को एक अकेला मछुआरा नाव खेकर नदी के पार गया।
- Radhika was the lone girl in the maths team.
राधिका गणित की टीम में अकेली लड़की थी।
- The lone wolf is a symbol of independence in many stories.
अनेक कहानियों में अकेला भेड़िया स्वतंत्रता का प्रतीक है।
- A lone gunman fired several shots, according to the police.
पुलिस के अनुसार एक अकेले बंदूकधारी ने कई गोलियाँ चलाईं।
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✗ The child was lone in the dark room.
✓ The child was alone in the dark room.
Lone cannot follow a verb such as 'was'; use alone.
'Was' जैसी verb के बाद lone नहीं आता; alone का प्रयोग करें।
✗ She is lone in the house today.
✓ She is alone in the house today.
Use alone as a complement after the verb be.
Verb be के बाद पूरक के रूप में alone आता है, lone नहीं।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These words describe being single or on one's own, but only some can follow a verb.
ये शब्द अकेलेपन या एकल होने का वर्णन करते हैं, पर इनमें से केवल कुछ verb के बाद आ सकते हैं।
Only one; used before a noun, with no feeling of sadness.
केवल एक; noun के पहले प्रयुक्त, उदासी का भाव नहीं।
- A lone hawk circled above.
Without other people; used after a verb, and not before a noun.
दूसरे लोगों के बिना; verb के बाद आता है, noun के पहले नहीं।
- He lives alone in Shimla.
?Which word?
Homophone: lone and loan (borrowed money) are both /ləʊn/; collocation: lone wolf (a person who prefers to be alone).
Homophone: lone और loan (क़र्ज़) दोनों /ləʊn/ हैं; collocation 'lone wolf' (अकेला रहना पसंद करने वाला)।