by oneself

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by oneself

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Unaided; without assistance or help from others. I have always wondered why shoe salesmen think I can't tie my shoes by myself.
Alone, without another's immediate company. She sat by herself in the corner, waiting quietly.
Similar: on one's own
rare Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, oneself. He kept the gun by himself at all times.

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Español	(él) por sí mismo, (él) por sí solo, (él) por su cuenta y riesgo, por cuenta propia, por propia cuenta
한국어	스스로 seuseuro
日本語	自分で jibun de
中文	自己 zìjǐ
हिन्दी	अकेले akele, अपने आप apne āp, स्वयं svayã
Português	sozinho
Français	tout seul
Deutsch	selbst, selbstständig
Italiano	da solo, da soli, per conto mio
Română	de la sine, cu de la sine putere, de unul singur
Русский	самостоя́тельно samostojátelʹno, сам sam
Tiếng Việt	lấy
العربية	لوحد, لحال

prep_phrase without company

한국어	혼자 honja
日本語	一人で hitori de
中文	一個人 /一个人 yīgèrén
Português	sozinho, só, por si só
Français	solo, seul
Deutsch	alleine
Italiano	da solo, da sola
Ελληνικά	μόνος mónos
Română	singur, de unul singur
Русский	оди́н odín, в одино́чку v odinóčku
Tiếng Việt	một mình
עברית	בְּגַפּוֹ begapó

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@misc{by_oneself_2026,
  title = {by oneself},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/by%20oneself},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}