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
Darwin	DAHR-win	English
Ester	ES-ter (Finnish)	Spanish, Portuguese, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish
Alban	AHL-bahn (German), AL-bən (English)	German, French, Albanian, English (Rare)
Gilles	ZHEEL	French
CornÉLie	-	French
Bennett	['benit]