let alone

let a·lone

L l

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [let uh-lohn]
- /lɛt əˈloʊn/
- /let əˈləʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [let uh-lohn]
- /lɛt əˈloʊn/

Definitions of let alone words

adjective let alone separate, apart, or isolated from others: I want to be alone. 1
adjective let alone to the exclusion of all others or all else: One cannot live by bread alone. 1
adjective let alone unique; unequaled; unexcelled: He is alone among his peers in devotion to duty. 1
adverb let alone solitarily; solely: She prefers to live alone. 1
adverb let alone only; exclusively. 1
adverb let alone without aid or help: The baby let go of the side of the crib and stood alone. 1

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Origin of let alone

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English al one all (wholly) one

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Parts of speech for Let alone

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Let alone

let alone popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

let alone usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for let alone

verb let alone

decontrol — When governments decontrol an activity, they remove controls from it so that companies or organizations have more freedom.
denationalize — To denationalize an industry or business means to transfer it into private ownership so that it is no longer owned and controlled by the state.

All 2 Synonyms of let alone

Antonyms for let alone

verb let alone

assume — If you assume that something is true, you imagine that it is true, sometimes wrongly.
kipe — An osier basket used for catching fish.

All 3 Antonyms of let alone

let alone

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Definitions of let alone words

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Origin of let alone

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Parts of speech for Let alone

let alone popularity

let alone usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for let alone

verb let alone

Antonyms for let alone

verb let alone

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