LONE


Meaning of LONE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ loʊn ]

1.

If you talk about a lone person or thing, you mean that they are alone.

He was shot by a lone gunman.

ADJ : ADJ n

2.

A lone parent is a parent who is looking after her or his child or children and who is not married or living with a partner. ( mainly BRIT )

Ninety per cent of lone parent families are headed by mothers.

= single

ADJ : ADJ n

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