bythemselves
pronounUK /baɪ ðəmˈsɛlvz/
US /baɪ ðəmˈsɛlvz/
When people are by themselves, they are alone with no one else around.
The children played quietly by themselves in the backyard.
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2. Without any help from other people.
They built the treehouse all by themselves.
3. Used to emphasize that a particular group did something, not anyone else.
The students organized the whole show by themselves.
4. In a state of being apart or separate from others.
The two shy kids sat by themselves at lunch.