adjective · neutral
sole
UK/səʊl/US/soʊl/SOLE
being the only one; single and exclusive (as in sole authority, sole author)
Examples
“She was the sole author of the paper and therefore answered all queries from reviewers.”
“The company held sole rights to market the product in the region.”
“In many legal documents you will see the phrase 'sole responsibility'.”
Band 8 sentence
“As the sole author of the paper, she addressed both the theoretical framework and the empirical analysis.”
Collocations
- sole author
- sole responsibility
- sole rights
Word family
Common mistakes
He is the sole responsible for the mistake.→He is solely responsible for the mistake.
She was the sole of the paper.→She was the sole author of the paper.
The sole rights were given to them.→Sole rights were granted to them.
Say it for a higher band
5only→6single→7+sole
Synonyms
only
exclusive
Easily confused
only
“She was the only candidate with the necessary qualifications.”
exclusive
“The company holds exclusive rights to distribute the product.”
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