noun
solo
SOH-loh
noun
1
A piece of music, or a section of one, performed by a single musician.
"The guitarist ripped into a blistering solo halfway through the song."
adjective
1
Done by one person alone, without a partner or companion.
"She made her first solo flight after twenty hours of lessons."
"He's planning a solo trip across South America."
verb
1
To do something by yourself, without help or company.
"The pilot soloed for the first time that afternoon."
How to Use Solo
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOn your own — a performance, activity, or trip done without anyone else.
Common pairings
go solo
a solo career
solo artist
fly solo
Word Forms
soloed past tense, solos plural, soli plural, Soloes plural, Solos plural, solos singular, soloes singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian solo, "alone", from Latin sōlus.