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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
lonesome
lone·some [lonesome] adjective, noun BrE [ˈləʊnsəm] NAmE [ˈloʊnsəm] adjective (especially NAmE) 1. unhappy because you are alone and do not want to be or because you have no friends •I felt so lonesome after he left. 2. (of a place)where not many people go; a long way from where people live •a lonesome road Which Word?: alone / lonely / lone Alone, and on your own /by yourself (which are less formal and are the normal phrases used in spoken English), describe a person or thing that is separate from others. They do not mean that the person is unhappy: ▪ I like being alone in the house. ◇ ▪ I’m going to London by myself next week. ◇ ▪ I want to finish this on my own ▪ (= without anyone’s help) ▪. Lone/solitary/single mean that there is only one person or thing there; lone and solitary may sometimes suggest that the speaker thinks the person involved is lonely: ▪ a lone jogger in the park ◇ ▪ long, solitary walks Lonely (NAmE also lonesome) means that you are alone and sad: ▪ a lonely child ◇ ▪ Sam was very lonely when he first moved to New York. It can also describe places or activities that make you feel lonely: ▪ a lonely house Idiom: ↑by your lonesome noun
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