alone:1
adjective13th century{ds||1||}
- separated from others : isolated
- exclusive of anyone or anything else : only
- considered without reference to any other
alone:2
adverb
alone
\
13th century{ds||1||}
- solely, exclusively
- without aid or support
let alone
conjunction
let alone
\
1765
- to say nothing of : not to mention —used especially to emphasize the improbability of a contrasting example
stand-alone
adjective1963
- complete in itself : self-contained : such as
- intended, designed, or able to be used or to function alone or separately : not connected to or requiring connection to something else in order to be used or to function; especially : operating or capable of operating independently of other software or hardware
- not being part of a larger work or series
go it alone
idiom
go it alone
\
- to do something by oneself
leave/let well (enough) alone
idiom
leave/let well (enough) alone
\
- to not try to make a situation better
leave well alone
idiom
leave well alone
\
- to stop changing something that is already good enough
leave well enough alone
idiom
leave well enough alone
\
- to stop changing something that is already good enough
let well enough alone
idiom
let well enough alone
\
- to stop changing something that is already good enough
leave:1
verbbefore 12th century{ds|t|1|a|1}
- bequeath, devise
- to have remaining after one's death
- to cause to remain as a trace or aftereffect
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