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What does "on one's own" mean?

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Rebecca

"On one's own" means to be unaccompanied by others, so it refers to the status of someone being alone. The synonyms are "alone", "all alone", and "by oneself." Ex: He went to the game on his own. Ex: He went to the game by himself. Ex: He went to the game alone.

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