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adjective | noun | verb solesole1 /soʊl/ ●●○ AWL adjective [only before noun] ETYMOLOGYsole1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French soul, from Latin solus alone ► sole survivor the sole survivor of the crash ► with the sole purpose of He came here with the sole purpose of causing trouble. THESAURUSused to say that there is one person, thing, or group in a particular situation and no others► onlyused to say that there is one person, thing, or group in a particular situation and no others: I was the only woman in the room. The only food in the house was a box of crackers. ► single used to emphasize that you mean one, and only one: They won the game by a single point. ► sole sole means the same as only but sounds more formal or literary: The fireplace was the sole source of heat in the cabin. ► lone used to emphasize that someone or something is the only one doing an activity or existing in a place. Used especially in writing: A small boy was the lone survivor of the shipwreck. ► solitary formal a solitary object is the only one you can see in a place, in a way that seems lonely or sad: A solitary lamp sat in the corner. ► unique a unique thing is the only one of its kind: Each person’s fingerprints are unique. 1the sole person, thing, etc. is the only one SYN only: Our sole concern is the safety of our workers. She was the sole woman at the conference. the sole survivor of the crash He came here with the sole purpose of causing trouble.► see thesaurus at only22a sole duty, right, responsibility, etc. is one that is not shared with anyone else: Maureen was given sole custody of the children. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French soul, from Latin solus alone] adjective | noun | verb solesole2 ●○○ noun ETYMOLOGYsole2Origin: (1-2) 1300-1400 Old French Latin solea light shoe (3) 1300-1400 Old French Latin solea light shoe, flat fish ► the soles of ... feet Don’t go barefoot, or you’ll burn the soles of your feet. ► on the sole of ... shoe There’s something on the sole of my shoe. 1[countable] the bottom surface of your foot, especially the part you walk or stand on: Don’t go barefoot, or you’ll burn the soles of your feet.2[countable] the flat outer part on the bottom of a shoe, not including the heel: shoes with rubber soles There’s something on the sole of my shoe.3[countable, uncountable] (plural sole or soles) a flat ocean fish, or the meat from this fish → see also -soled adjective | noun | verb solesole3 verb [transitive usually passive] VERB TABLEsole |
| Present | I, you, we, they | sole | | he, she, it | soles | | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | soled | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have soled | | he, she, it | has soled | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had soled | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will sole | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have soled |
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| Present | I | am soling | | he, she, it | is soling | | you, we, they | are soling | | Past | I, he, she, it | was soling | | you, we, they | were soling | | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been soling | | he, she, it | has been soling | | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been soling | | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be soling | | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been soling |
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