Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

by oneself

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables: by one-self
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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Unaided; without assistance or help from others.

prep_phrase

Alone, without another's immediate company.

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Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, oneself.

Example Sentences

"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."

Synonyms

on one's own alone by oneself by one's lonesome on one's lonesome single-handed single-handedly singly unaidedly unassisted unassistedly

Antonyms

collectively jointly together

Questions

What does by oneself mean?: Unaided; without assistance or help from others.

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