Definition of Let alone

1. Adverb. Much less. "She can't boil potatoes, let alone cook a meal"

Exact synonyms: Not To Mention

Definition of Let alone

1. Conjunction. (idiomatic negative polarity item) Much less; to say nothing of; (non-gloss definition used after one negative clause to introduce another, usually broader and more important clause, whose negation is implied by the negation of the first.) ¹

2. Conjunction. (idiomatic positive polarity item rare) not to mention, as well as; (non-gloss definition used after one item, to introduce a further item which is entailed by the first.) ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To leave alone, let be; to stop bothering. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Let Alone

lests
lesukite
let
let's
let's go
let's not and say we did
let's roll
let's see
let-down
let-down reflex
let-downs
let-off
let-offs
let-through
let-up
let alone (current term)
let be
let bygones be bygones
let down
let drive
let fly
let freedom ring
let go
let go and let God
let go of
let her rip
let him that is without sin cast the first stone
let him who is without sin cast the first stone
let in
let in on

Literary usage of Let alone

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Library of American Literature from the Earliest Settlement to the Present by Edmund Clarence Stedman, Arthur Stedman (1894)
"Just then came along, on the self-same vay, Another Old Cove, and began for to say: "Let you alone! That's comin' it strong! You've beti let alone—a darned ..."

2. Shirley: A Tale by Charlotte Brontë (1850)
"She peremptorily requested to be let alone. " How dare you"—she would ask herself—" how dare you show your weakness and betray your imbecile anxieties ? ..."

3. Poems of American History by Burton Egbert Stevenson (1908)
"THE OLD COVE " All we ask is to be let alone. ... You *ve ben let alone a darned sight too long; — Of all the sarce that ever I heerd! Put down that stick! ..."

4. The People's Bible: Discourses Upon Holy Scripture by Joseph Parker (1889)
"—When we ask to be let alone, it is our weakness that speaks, not our strength : our ... The one prayer we should constantly offer is, not to be let alone, ..."

5. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1862)
"All we ask it to ot let alone."—Sat. DATIS. Л dog having stolen a large piece of meat, Ran off with the prize he regarded so sweet, And while he was quietly ..."

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