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Unaided; without assistance or help from others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- I have always wondered why shoe salesmen think I can't tie my shoes by myself.
- You ate the whole thing by yourself?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Alone, without another's immediate company.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She sat by herself in the corner, waiting quietly.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, oneself.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare
Examples
- He kept the gun by himself at all times.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
98 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
لوحد
— without help
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Arabic:
لحال
— without help
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Bulgarian:
сам
(sam)
— without help
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Bulgarian:
самостоя́телно
(samostojátelno)
— without help
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Chinese Mandarin:
自己
(zìjǐ)
— without help
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Chuukese:
pwisin
— without help
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Dutch:
zelfstandig
— without help
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Esperanto:
sole
— without help
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Esperanto:
per si mem
— without help
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Faroese:
sjálvur
— without help
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Finnish:
itse
— without help
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Finnish:
yksin
— without help
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Finnish:
itsekseen
— without help
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French:
tout seul
— without help
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Galician:
de seu
— without help
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German:
selbst
— without help
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German:
selbstständig
— without help
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Hindi:
अकेले
(akele)
— without help
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Hindi:
अपने आप
(apne āp)
— without help
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Hindi:
स्वयं
(svayã)
— without help
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Hungarian:
magától
— without help
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Hungarian:
egyedül
— without help
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Hungarian:
önállóan
— without help
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Icelandic:
sjálfur
— without help
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Irish:
i d'aonar
— without help
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Italian:
da solo
— without help
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Italian:
da soli
— without help
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Italian:
per conto mio
— without help
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Japanese:
自分で
(jibun de)
— without help
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Jeju:
제냥으로
(jenyan-g'euro)
— without help
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Korean:
스스로
(seuseuro)
— without help
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Middle Korean:
스싀〮로〮
(sùsúy-lwó)
— without help
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Old Korean:
自衣以
— without help
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Malayalam:
ഒറ്റയ്ക്ക്
(oṟṟaykkŭ)
— without help
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Malayalam:
സ്വയം
(svayaṁ)
— without help
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Polish:
sam
— without help
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Polish:
sam z siebie
— without help
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Polish:
samo-
— without help
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Portuguese:
sozinho
— without help
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Romanian:
de la sine
— without help
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Romanian:
cu de la sine putere
— without help
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Romanian:
de unul singur
— without help
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Russian:
самостоя́тельно
(samostojátelʹno)
— without help
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Russian:
сам
(sam)
— without help
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Spanish:
por sí mismo
— without help
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Spanish:
por sí solo
— without help
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Spanish:
por su cuenta
— without help
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Spanish:
por cuenta propia
— without help
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Spanish:
por su propia cuenta
— without help
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Swedish:
själv
— without help
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Swedish:
på egen hand
— without help
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Thai:
ด้วยตัวเอง
— without help
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Thai:
เอง
(eeng)
— without help
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Urdu:
اپنے آپ
(apnē āp)
— without help
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Urdu:
خود بخود
(xud baxud)
— without help
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Urdu:
اکیلے
(akēlē)
— without help
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Vietnamese:
lấy
— without help
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Bulgarian:
сам
(sam)
— without company
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Chinese Cantonese:
一個人 /一个人
— without company
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Chinese Mandarin:
一個人 /一个人
(yīgèrén)
— without company
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Dutch:
alleen
— without company
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Esperanto:
sole
— without company
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Esperanto:
sola
— without company
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Faroese:
einsamallur
— without company
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Finnish:
yksin
— without company
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Finnish:
yksinään
— without company
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Finnish:
itsekseen
— without company
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Finnish:
yksikseen
— without company
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French:
solo
— without company
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French:
seul
— without company
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German:
alleine
— without company
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Greek:
μόνος
(mónos)
— without company
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Hebrew:
בְּגַפּוֹ
(begapó)
— without company
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Hungarian:
egyedül
— without company
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Hungarian:
magában
— without company
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Hungarian:
egymagában
— without company
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Icelandic:
aleinn
— without company
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Icelandic:
einn
— without company
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Irish:
leat féin
— without company
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Japanese:
一人で
(hitori de)
— without company
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Korean:
혼자
(honja)
— without company
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Latin:
sōlus
— without company
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Malayalam:
ഒറ്റയ്ക്ക്
(oṟṟaykkŭ)
— without company
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Polish:
sam
— without company
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Portuguese:
sozinho
— without company
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Portuguese:
só
— without company
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Portuguese:
por si só
— without company
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Romanian:
singur
— without company
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Romanian:
de unul singur
— without company
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Russian:
оди́н
(odín)
— without company
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Russian:
в одино́чку
(v odinóčku)
— without company
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Swedish:
ensam
— without company
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Swedish:
för sig själv
— without company
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Thai:
ตามลําพัง
— without company
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Thai:
ลําพัง
(lam-pang)
— without company
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Thai:
ตัวคนเดียว
— without company
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Turkish:
tek başına
— without company
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Vietnamese:
một mình
— without company
