To let alone

To let alone
Alone A*lone", a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. [=a]n one, alone. See {All}, {One}, {Lone}.] 1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others; single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing. [1913 Webster]

Alone on a wide, wide sea. --Coleridge. [1913 Webster]

It is not good that the man should be alone. --Gen. ii. 18. [1913 Webster]

2. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or any one else; without a sharer; only. [1913 Webster]

Man shall not live by bread alone. --Luke iv. 4. [1913 Webster]

The citizens alone should be at the expense. --Franklin. [1913 Webster]

3. Sole; only; exclusive. [R.] [1913 Webster]

God, by whose alone power and conversation we all live, and move, and have our being. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]

4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Note: The adjective alone commonly follows its noun. [1913 Webster]

{To let alone} or {To leave alone}, to abstain from interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its present state. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • let-alone — letˈ alone noun (Shakespeare) Absence of restraint, freedom adjective 1. Refraining from interference 2. Leaving things to themselves • • • Main Entry: ↑let * * * let alone, n. and attrib. see let v.1 18 …   Useful english dictionary

  • let alone do something — let alone (do something) and to an even greater degree do something. We were trapped in a situation you can barely imagine, let alone understand. Usage notes: used to emphasize the extreme character of something Related vocabulary: not to mention …   New idioms dictionary

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  • let alone — This is used to emphasise how extreme something could be: We hadn t got the money to phone home, let alone stay in a hotel. This emphasises the utter impossibility of staying in a hotel …   The small dictionary of idiomes

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  • let alone — adverb much less (Freq. 3) she can t boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal • Syn: ↑not to mention * * * phrasal 1. : to say nothing of : not to mention …   Useful english dictionary

  • let alone — {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. * /I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions./ * /Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck./ Compare: MUCH LESS, NOT TO MENTION. 2.[let alone] or[leave alone] {v.} To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let alone — {conj. phr.} 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. * /I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions./ * /Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck./ Compare: MUCH LESS, NOT TO MENTION. 2.[let alone] or[leave alone] {v.} To… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • let\ alone — conj. phr. 1. Even less; certainly not. Used after a negative clause. I can t add two and two, let alone do fractions. Jim can t drive a car, let alone a truck. Compare: much less, not to mention 2. let alone or leave alone v To stay away from;… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • let alone — I. phrasal to leave undisturbed < let the flowers alone >; also to leave to oneself < wanted to be let alone > II. conjunction Date: 1765 to say nothing of ; not to mention used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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