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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
 
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