How to Pronounce "all by your lonesome"
expression
AWL BY yore LONE-suhm
AWL BY yaw LONE-sum
Definition
This informal expression means to be completely alone, with no one else around or helping you.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɔɫ/ /ˈbaɪ/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈɫoʊnsəm
British English
ˈɔːl/ /bˈaɪ/ /jˈɔː/ /lˈəʊnsʌm
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AWL BY yore LONE-suhm
UK
AWL BY yaw LONE-sum
Listen in Context
He waited at the bus stop all by his lonesome.
The cat stayed home all by its lonesome.
You decorated the whole place all by your lonesome? That's impressive!
She spent her birthday all by her lonesome this year.