by oneself
EnglishEdit
Prepositional phraseEdit
- Alone; without assistance or help from others.
- I have always wondered why shoe salesmen think I can't tie my shoes by myself.
- You ate the whole thing by yourself?
- Alone, without another's immediate company
- She sat by herself in the corner, waiting quietly.
- (rare) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, oneself.
- He kept the gun by himself at all times.
SynonymsEdit
- (alone): on one's own
TranslationsEdit
without help
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without company
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