solo
[adjective]
Synonyms: only, alone, lone, singular, sole, solitary, unexampled, unique, unrepeatable

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English Thesaurus: on your own/by yourself, all on your own/all by yourself, alone, independently, unaided, ...

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I. so‧lo¹ /ˈsəʊləʊ $ ˈsoʊloʊ/ adjective [only before noun]

1. done alone without anyone else helping you
solo flight/voyage/ascent
Ridgeway’s solo voyage across the Atlantic
the first solo ascent of Everest
a solo effort

2. relating to a record or piece of music that is performed by a single musician, not a group:
a solo album
a solo passage for viola
—solo adverb:
When did you first fly solo?
Amos quit the company, determined to go solo (=work for himself).

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II. solo² noun (plural solos) [countable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Italian; Origin: solo 'alone', from Latin solus; ⇒ sole¹]

1. a piece of music for one performer ⇒ duet, trio:
a gorgeous piano solo

2. when someone flies or does an activity alone:
his first solo

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III. solo³ verb [intransitive]

1. to perform a solo in a piece of music:
Brokaw solos brilliantly on this album.

2. to fly an aircraft alone

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solo
noun
ADJ. long | brief, short | brilliant | piano, violin, etc. | soprano, tenor, etc.
VERB + SOLO do, perform, play, sing

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on your own/by yourself without help from anyone else:
I can’t move the bed on my own.
See if you can work out the answer by yourself.
⇒ all on your own/all by yourself (=used when you feel impressed or feel sympathy for someone):
Did you paint this picture all on your own?
It’s not fair that she does everything all by herself.
alone without any help from anyone else. Alone is more formal and less common than on your own or by yourself:
Police believe the killer acted alone.
independently without asking for help or advice from anyone:
Students are taught to work independently.
One day she will have to live independently without the support of her family.
unaided without the help of anyone or anything – used especially about people who are very weak, ill etc:
He is unable to breathe unaided.
After treatment, he was able to go up and down stairs unaided.
single-handedly doing something difficult or impressive without help from anyone else:
She single-handedly reformed the entire system.
solo by one person, not a group:
Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean
She is planning to release a solo album.
He sang and played the song solo.
lone adjective [only before noun] doing something alone. Used especially in the following phrases: a lone gunman:
Police say the attack was carried out by a lone gunman.
The government should do more to help lone parents (=who raise a child alone).
self-made adjective someone who has become very rich or successful without help from anyone else: a self-made man/millionaire/businessman etc:
Like most self-made men, he was extremely self-confident.

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