SELF-MADE


Meaning of SELF-MADE in English

ˌself-ˈmade BrE AmE adjective

a self-made man or woman has become successful and rich by their own efforts, not by having money given to them

self-made man/millionaire/businessman

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THESAURUS

▪ on your own/by yourself without help from anyone else:

I can’t move the bed on my own.

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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?

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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.

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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.

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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

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She is planning to release a solo album.

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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.

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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.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.