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Meaning of by oneself | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Unaided; without assistance or help from others.
  2. Alone, without another's immediate company.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, oneself.
    rare

Equivalents

Bosanski sam sam Seul so sole tu
Čeština sám
Deutsch alleine selber selbst
Ελληνικά Μόνος
Esperanto sola sole
Español a solas soló
Suomi itsekseen omin avuin omin voimin ominpäin yksikseen yksikseen yksin yksin yksinään
Français seul solo
Galego de seu
עברית במו ידיו בעצם
हिन्दी अकेले स्वतः
Hrvatski sam sam Seul so sole tu
Magyar egyedül magában
Íslenska aleinn einn
日本語 おひとりさま ひとりでに ぽつねん ぽつり ぽつん 一人で 己 独り 自力
한국어 스스로 자기절로 직접 혼자 홀로
Kurdî Şam so sole solo solo tu tû tu
മലയാളം ഒറ്റയ്ക്ക്
Nederlands alleen
Polski sam sam samemu samodzielnie
Português por si só só sozinho
Română de unul singur singur
Русский в одиночку один
Српски sam sam Seul so sole tu
Svenska ensam
ไทย ลำพัง เอง
Türkçe tek başına tek başına
Українська самий
Tiếng Việt đơn thương độc mã mình ên một mình nghỉ trơ tự 擬

Examples

“I have always wondered why shoe salesmen think I can't tie my shoes by myself.”
“You ate the whole thing by yourself?”
“She sat by herself in the corner, waiting quietly.”
“He kept the gun by himself at all times.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

by owner by rail by reason of by return mail by return of post by right

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