Word a Day
lone
What does lone mean?
lone (adjective): solitary; having no companion.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use lone in a sentence?
- The lone doctor in the entire county. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce lone?
/loʊn/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “lone” mean?
ruling; governing; prevailing
Not quite: that's what dominant means.
solitary; having no companion
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having no personal preference
Not quite: that's what neutral means.
characteristic of the present
Not quite: that's what contemporary means.
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