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# lone

adjective (lone)

«lone» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Lone means alone, the only one there, with no others. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#m1)
2. A lone parent brings up a child alone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#m2)
3. «A lone wolf» is a person who likes to do things alone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#m3)
4. In the phrase 'let alone', lone is a short form of alone, meaning not to mention. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#m4)

### In the lessons

In maths it means one single thing, the number 1, which is easy to miss; «a lone bird joined by 5» makes 6. In stories it sets a quiet or lonely picture: a lone tree, a lone rider, a lone figure in the snow.

### Examples

- A lone bird sat on the fence. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x1)
- The lone apple left on the tree fell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x2)
- Then 5 more birds joined the lone bird. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x3)
- A lone tree stood on the hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x4)
- The lone rider crossed the desert. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x5)
- He is a bit of a lone wolf and likes to work alone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x6)
- A lone light shone in the window. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x7)
- She was the lone girl on the football team. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/#x8)

### Note

«Lone» comes only before a noun (a lone bird); after a verb use «alone» (the bird was alone). «Lonely» is different: it means sad because you are alone. Do not confuse with «loan» (something lent), which sounds the same. Maths: means exactly 1. Trap: easy to miss as a number.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lone/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lone» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lone.html) on Mova free.