Meaning of "solo" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SOLO

Via Italian from Latin sōlus alone, sole1.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SOLO

solo  [ˈsəʊləʊ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOLO

Solo is a verb and can also act as a noun, an adjective and an adverb.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb solo in English.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES SOLO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of solo in the English dictionary

The first definition of solo in the dictionary is -los, -li. a musical composition for one performer with or without accompaniment. Other definition of solo is any of various card games in which each person plays on his own instead of in partnership with another, such as solo whist. Solo is also a flight in which an aircraft pilot is unaccompanied.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SOLO

PRESENT

Present

I solo

you solo

he/she/it soloes

we solo

you solo

they solo

Present continuous

I am soloing

you are soloing

he/she/it is soloing

we are soloing

you are soloing

they are soloing

Present perfect

I have soloed

you have soloed

he/she/it has soloed

we have soloed

you have soloed

they have soloed

Present perfect continuous

I have been soloing

you have been soloing

he/she/it has been soloing

we have been soloing

you have been soloing

they have been soloing

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I soloed

you soloed

he/she/it soloed

we soloed

you soloed

they soloed

Past continuous

I was soloing

you were soloing

he/she/it was soloing

we were soloing

you were soloing

they were soloing

Past perfect

I had soloed

you had soloed

he/she/it had soloed

we had soloed

you had soloed

they had soloed

Past perfect continuous

I had been soloing

you had been soloing

he/she/it had been soloing

we had been soloing

you had been soloing

they had been soloing

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will solo

you will solo

he/she/it will solo

we will solo

you will solo

they will solo

Future continuous

I will be soloing

you will be soloing

he/she/it will be soloing

we will be soloing

you will be soloing

they will be soloing

Future perfect

I will have soloed

you will have soloed

he/she/it will have soloed

we will have soloed

you will have soloed

they will have soloed

Future perfect continuous

I will have been soloing

you will have been soloing

he/she/it will have been soloing

we will have been soloing

you will have been soloing

they will have been soloing

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would solo

you would solo

he/she/it would solo

we would solo

you would solo

they would solo

Conditional continuous

I would be soloing

you would be soloing

he/she/it would be soloing

we would be soloing

you would be soloing

they would be soloing

Conditional perfect

I would have solo

you would have solo

he/she/it would have solo

we would have solo

you would have solo

they would have solo

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been soloing

you would have been soloing

he/she/it would have been soloing

we would have been soloing

you would have been soloing

they would have been soloing

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you solo
we let´s solo
you solo

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to solo

Past participle

soloed

Present Participle

soloing

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SOLO»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «solo» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of solo

alone · companionless · independent · independently · lonely · single-handed · single-handedly · solitary · unaccompanied · unattended · unchaperoned · unescorted

TRANSLATION OF SOLO

Find out the translation of solo to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of solo from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «solo» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 独奏曲
• Translator English - Spanish: solo
• English: solo
• Translator English - Hindi: एकल
• Translator English - Arabic: عَمَلٌ مُنْفَرِد
• Translator English - Russian: соло
• Translator English - Portuguese: solo
• Translator English - Bengali: একাকী
• Translator English - French: solo
• Translator English - Malay: Solo
• Translator English - German: Solo
• Translator English - Japanese: ソロ
• Translator English - Korean: 독주
• Translator English - Javanese: Solo
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bản độc tấu
• Translator English - Tamil: தனி
• Translator English - Marathi: सोलो
• Translator English - Turkish: solo
• Translator English - Italian: assolo
• Translator English - Polish: solo
• Translator English - Ukrainian: соло
• Translator English - Romanian: solo
• Translator English - Greek: σόλο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: solo
• Translator English - Swedish: solouppträdande
• Translator English - Norwegian: solo

10 QUOTES WITH «SOLO»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word solo.

1

John Abercrombie

You're just sort of searching for this 'thing' and sometimes you get it and sometimes you don't. All music is imperfect, but in jazz since you're improvising, at least the way I play, I'm trying to follow my train of thought in a solo.

2

Gregg Allman

There's only one cook in the kitchen, only one chef. I let the soloists do their thing - you've gotta let a man do a solo the way he wants - but as far as picking the tunes and working on the arrangements, I take full responsibility for it.

3

Derek Bailey

Solo concerts are murder, I find; I don't like doing them.

4

Derek Bailey

Even if it is difficult playing with other people - sometimes it's great, sometimes it isn't, but that is kind of the point of it. It loses its point playing solo.

5

James Bay

I do some solo, acoustic stuff, but I also like plugging in my electric guitar and playing loud with a band.

6

Jeff Beck

Sometimes when I do an overdub solo, they'll keep four or five of my attempts and then mix the bits that they like to make a solo up out of them. It's not against the rules, really - I can learn my own solos, then. But that's the whole beauty of multi-track recording, isn't it?

7

Adrian Belew

My favorite puzzle is trying to work out the parts myself, after all it is a solo effort.

8

Jack Bruce

I was 16 when I got a scholarship to study classical composition at a conservatory. By that time I had already listened to Scottish folksong with my mother, sung in church choirs, and had sung solo with Benjamin Britten conducting.

9

John Cale

People sort of know me for that solo piano music I did.

10

Dan Deacon

It was never the goal to be a solo performer. It was just something that made the most sense at the time.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOLO»

Discover the use of solo in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to solo and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Going Solo: The Extraordinary Rise and Surprising Appeal of ...

With eye-opening statistics, original data, and vivid portraits of people who live alone, renowned sociologist Eric Klinenberg upends conventional wisdom to deliver the definitive take on how the rise of going solo is transforming the ...

Eric Klinenberg, 2012

Solo: A Memoir of Hope

The goalkeeper for the U.S. women's national soccer team reveals how she has repeatedly triumphed over adversity, from her childhood in Richland, Washington, to the realization of her dreams of being a world-class soccer player.

Hope Solo, 2012

Going Solo

These delightfully disturbing tales have often been filmed and were most recently the inspiration for the West End play, Roald Dahl's Twisted Tales by Jeremy Dyson. Roald Dahl's stories continue to make readers shiver today.

Roald Dahl, 2012

Solo

With an imaginative audacity and lyrical brilliance that puts him in the company of David Mitchell and Aleksandar Hemon, Rana Dasgupta paints a portrait of a century though the story of a hundred-year-old blind Bulgarian man in a first ...

Rana Dasgupta, 2011

Flying Solo: A Survival Guide for the Solo and Small Firm Lawyer

This book contains proven solutions for problems and issues that, sooner or later, every practitioner will have to face.

‎2005

Solo

When Solo--the government's secret weapon--abandons his mission in Nicaragua and flies to New York City, the government sets out to destroy him. By the author of Weapon. Reprint.

Robert Mason, 1993

Great Melodies for Solo Ukulele

The ukulele is an effective solo instrument carrying both the melody and chords when playing specially arranged music. This book includes 28 beautiful classic melodies arranged for solo ukulele.

Joe Carr, 2012

Solo by Choice: How to Be the Lawyer You Always Wanted to Be

This book is dedicated to every lawyer who ever wanted to run the show but worried that going solo was career suicide ... every lawyer who wanted to solo but didn't know how to set up the office and make it work ... every lawyer who never ...

Carolyn Elefant, 2008

Fly Solo: The 50 Best Places on Earth for a Girl to Travel Alone

A guide to flying safely and solo for women profiles destinations most suited to a range of personalities while providing basic foreign phrases and key information about site history, attractions, and traveler needs.

Teresa Rodriguez Williamson, 2007

Solo: A Memoir of Hope

Moving, sometimes shocking, Solo is a portrait of an athlete finding redemption. This is the Hope Solo whom few have ever glimpsed.

Hope Solo, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOLO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term solo is used in the context of the following news items.

New Direction: Zayn Signs Solo Record Deal

Zayn Malik has signed a solo record deal with RCA – four months after breaking the hearts of teenage fans worldwide by leaving One Direction. The 22-year-old ... «Sky News, Jul 15»

Keith Richards Announces New Solo LP 'Crosseyed Heart'

Jordan and Wachtel are longtime members of Richards' X-Pensive Winos backing band and featured prominently both on Richards' 1988 solo debut Talk as ... «RollingStone.com, Jul 15»

Han Solo origin film announced

A Star Wars spin-off film will tell the back story of space smuggler Han Solo, Disney has announced. The new movie is to be directed by Christopher Miller and ... «BBC News, Jul 15»

Hope Solo on Germany's missed penalty kick: 'I did the stall tactic. It …

Some are saying the officials gave the Americans entirely too much leeway and, judging from U.S. goalkeeper Hope Solo's comments after the match, the critics ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

US Woman Sonya Baumstein, Rowing Solo Across Pacific, Rescued …

A U.S. woman attempting to cross the Pacific by rowboat has ended her solo attempt because of expected bad weather. Sonya Baumstein was rescued off the ... «NBCNews.com, Jun 15»

The Hope Solo Fiasco

Solo proved her skills in the first game of the World Cup, but her domestic-violence issues raise the question of whether she should be on the field at all. «The New Yorker, Jun 15»

Pia Sundhage calls Hope Solo a 'piece of work'

Sundhage also said if she were still the U.S. coach, Abby Wambach would come off the bench, and added that Hope Solo was one of the most challenging ... «USA TODAY, Jun 15»

Newly unearthed Star Wars script proves Han Solo shot first

For years, there's been a heated debate in the geek community over who shot first: Han Solo or Greedo. In the scene from Stars Wars Episode IV: A New Hope ... «Consequence of Sound, Jun 15»

Just a matter of time before US soccer cuts the cord with Hope Solo

So here we go again, and of course U.S. Soccer knew full well what it was getting when officials welcomed back Hope Solo into the fold this spring. It was a ... «New York Daily News, Jun 15»

Star Wars comic adds new twist to Han Solo's story: he was married …

The writers of an official Star Wars comic book have shocked fans by adding a major new twist to the character of Han Solo, one of the beloved heroes of George ... «The Independent, Jun 15»