on my own
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Meaning · English
independently, without help from others
Literally: supported by myself
Register: neutral
Examples
This is the second time I have arrived in China on my own.Đây là lần thứ hai tôi tự đến Trung Quốc.
I tie my shoes on my own.Tôi tự buộc dây giày.
Tatoeba sentence #775557 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)
Sources & notes
Everyday learner phrase (CEFR B1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “on my own” mean?
independently, without help from others Literally: supported by myself
Is “on my own” formal or informal?
on my own is generally neutral.