handed.
Solo 'soulэо/ [adu] if you do something solo, you do something alone that people often do in groups, for example playing music, climbing mountains, or sailing a boat: I few solo for the first time this weekend.
go solo (=start to do something on your own instead of in a group) He played in a band for five years before going solo. solo [adj only before noun] Her first solo album will be released next week.
В alone and unhappy
lonely (also lonesome american) /'ып-
li, IsonsctfTi [ad;l unhappy because you are alone or you have no friends: Martha felt very lonely when she first arrived in New York. I a lonely old woman I I get so lonesome here with no-one to talk to. loneliness [n U] the feeling you have when you are lonely: Many old people complain of loneliness.
isolated "aisole t>i [adj] if you feel isolated, you feel that there is no-one you can talk to or have as a friend, because your situation makes it difficult for you to meet people: Young single parents often feel isolated and forgotten. ■f from Children of very rich parents can grow up isolated from the rest of society.
miSS mis [v T] to feel lonely because someone that you like very much is not with you: When are you coming home? I m/ss you. I It was great living in Prague, but I really missed all my friends.
El someone who spends a lot of time alone
loner 1эопзг jn Cj someone who likes to do things alone and does not have many friends; Jo had always been a loner, happy to stay in at night with a good book.
recluse /rrklu:s||'reklu:s [n C] someone who lives alone and avoids meeting other people - use this especially about rich or famous people: an 80-year-old millionaire who had been a recluse for most of his life
ALWAYS
^ opposite never
^ if you mean 'continuing for a long time', go to continue 5
see also often, usually, $омелме5
A Word order with always • Always goes
between the subject and tne verb: I always play tennis on Saturdays. The only time this does not happen is when the verb is to be when always comes after it: He's always late for class. If there is a modal or auxiliary
verb (like have, will, should etc), always goes after this and before the main verb: Karen had always wanted to visit Thailand.
D when someone always
does something or something always happens
ALONE
always bilwi,?., -weiz [adu] She was always ready to listen to my problems. I
Why do you always blame me for every thing? I He always has sandwiches for
his lunch. I We always meet at the station cafe.
every time ,evri taim \adv/conjunction\ on every occasion - use this to say that
when one thing happens, something else
always happens: My neck hurts every time I move. 1 He jumped every time he heard a footstep outsic/e. I The coach says we should go out on the field expecting to win every time.
whenever леисчУ [con/unction | every time that something happens. He goes to visit Amy whenever he's in town. I You can use my computer whenever you like. whenever possible (=whenever you can) Try to use public transport whenever possible.
every evri/ [determiner] every day/ week/Monday etc use this to say that something happens regularly on each day. each week etc: We use the car almost every day. I Thousands of tourists visit Bali every year
Qnine times out of ten nam taimz
aot av ten, especially spoken almost always - use this to emphasize that something almost always happens in a particular way: I often leave work early, and nine times out of ten no-one notices.
В always in the future
always oilwi^z, -weiz/ [adv] I'll always remember the first time I went to Paris. I She said she would always love him. I Don't worry! Things won't always seem this confusing!
forever/for ever for'evor [adv] for all time in tne future - use this to emphasize that something will continue for a very long time: I'd like to stay here forever. I If you wait for Victor to make up his mind, you'll be waiting for ever.
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Useforever orfor ever at the end of a
sentence or clause.
permanent рч:гтэпэш [adj] something that is permanent will exist for all time in the future and cannot be changed or removed: a disease which can cause permanent brain damage I a permanent ink stain
permanently [adu] The accident left him permanently disabled.
for life /far 'laif/ for the rest of your life: There's no such thing as a job for life any more. I If you help me, I'll be your
friend for life!
be jailed for life (=be sent to prison for
life) She was jailed for life in 1965 for the
murder of her husband and children.
for good /ty "god/ if someone does something for good, they do something that causes a permanent change in their situation: He said he was tired of boxing and was giving it up for good. I I'm leaving her, and this time it's for good.
always in the past
always /'mIw^z, -weizI [adv] Have you a/ways lived here? I He's always wanted to work in TV. I I always thought there was something strange about him.
Qall along /о:1 эЧоцЦ-э'Ьп]/ especially spoken if something has been true all along, it has been true all the time but you did not know it: He realized that she'd been right all along. I I spent three hours looking for my keys and they were in my purse all along!
from tke Start from to 'sta-Л/ always,
from the time when something first began: Their marriage was a disaster from the start.
right from the start (=use this to emphasize that something has been happening or was true from when it first began) They liked each other right from the start.
all the time, without stopping
all the time /х\ to 'taim/ without stopping: I seem to be tired all the time these
days. I Do you wear your glasses all the time, or just for reading? I The situation is changing all the time.
always /'alw^z, -weiz/ [adu] all the time - use this especially about something bad or annoying: There's always loud music coming from the room upstairs. I As Jim is always telling us, things were di//erent when he was a boy.
Qthe whole time /fo h^oi taim/