phrasal
1. : apart from others : alone
we left them by themselves for a few hours
2. : through the agency of oneself : without help : independently
the boy finished the job by himself
3. chiefly Scot : out of one's mind
phrasal
1. : apart from others : alone
we left them by themselves for a few hours
2. : through the agency of oneself : without help : independently
the boy finished the job by himself
3. chiefly Scot : out of one's mind
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012