go-it-alone
/ˈɡoʊ ɪt əˈloʊn/
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: 5.10 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Done alone or independently, especially of something that is normally or better done in groups.
Colloquial
Example Sentences
- "The president is taking the United States back to the nightmares of the world before the Second World War: closed borders, limited trade, and a go-it-alone national race to the bottom."
Etymology
From the verb go it alone.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɡoʊ ɪt əˈloʊn/
- British English: /ˈɡəʊ ɪt əˈləʊn/