by oneself

1. with no one else present; alone (of two or more people). Must one sit by oneself or may one join another group? One just hates eating by oneself, doesn't one?

2. with the help of no one else. One is expected to do it by oneself. Can one do this by oneself?

by oneself

Alone, unaccompanied; also, unassisted. For example, She enjoyed being by herself much of the time, or Brian can pick up his toys by himself. [c. a.d. 1000]

by oneself

1. Without company; alone: went by herself.

2. Without help: wrote the book by myself.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Blanch	BLANCH	English
Celio	CHE-lyo (Italian), THE-lyo (Spanish), SE-lyo (Latin American Spanish), SE-lyoo (Portuguese)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Chausiku	-	Eastern African, Swahili
Devaraj	-	Indian, Kannada
Raleigh	['rɔ:li]
Demetrios	-	Greek, Ancient Greek