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As a Noun: 1. A person considered separately from everyone else; or a person's basic personality and nature. English = individual; self. 2. A person who likes to do things in their own way; a person who likes to be alone. English = individualist; loner. 3. A person who is not married, a single person. 4. The state of being far away from or kept away from other people because you are sick or a trouble-maker. English = isolation. 5. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To be only one and not more; to be on its own and separate from other things. English = (be) single, (be) lone, (be) alone, (be) unaccompanied. 2. Of a person to be separated or removed from other people because, for example, they are sick or a trouble maker. English = (be) isolated, (be) in isolation. 3. 4. To relate to one single or particular person or to each person separately, rather than to a large group. English = (be) individual. 5. To exist, happen, or act separately from other people, groups, or things; (of countries), to be not ruled by other countries and to have their own government and laws. English = (be) independent. 6. To be not married. English = (be) single. As Modifier: 1. Used next to a verb sign to mean the action is done on its own and separately from other actions. English = singly, only, alone, by itself, independently. 2. Used next to a verb sign to mean the action is done by only one person separately from other people and without any help. English = by oneself, alone, individually, independently. 3. Used to introduce a sentence to mean that what follows is an expression of one's own opinion, not necessarily any one else's. English = personally, as for me, as far as I'm concerned, in my opinion, and so on. Augmented Meaning: 1. This sign can be moved around the signing space for third persons ('himself', 'herself', 'itself'), second persons ('yourself'), or close to or on the signer's chest for first person ('myself').