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By oneself

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  1. 1
    Unaided; without assistance or help from others.

    "I have always wondered why shoe salesmen think I can't tie my shoes by myself."

  2. 2
    Alone, without another's immediate company.

    "She sat by herself in the corner, waiting quietly."

  3. 3
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see by, oneself. rare

    "He kept the gun by himself at all times."

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