What does on one's own mean?

on one's own

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.37 in modern English

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Alone, without another's immediate company.

"A seven-year-old can get dressed on his own, but it might take a long time."
"1966, Vicki Wickham, Simon Napier-Bell (English lyrics), Dusty Springfield (vocalist), You Don't Have to Say You Love Me, 1965, Pino Donaggio, Vito Pallavicini, Io che non vivo (senza te), Don't you see / That now you've gone, / And I'm left here on my own, / I will have to follow you / And beg you to come home."
"Private operators, for the most part have done an admirable job of keeping these aging aircraft flying, but FAA has essentially said, “It’s public-use aircraft. You’re on your own.”"
"They may adamantly reject help and insist that they can manage on their own."
"After Bridge of Orchy, the line climbs steeply into the wild country of Rannoch Moor. The railway builders chose a different route across the moor from the road - we are completely on our own up here."
"I love cheese on toast, but I won't eat cheese on its own."