sole
sole AW [sole soles soled soling] adjective, noun, verb BrE [səʊl] NAmE [soʊl]
adjective only before noun
1. only; single
•the sole surviving member of the family
•My sole reason for coming here was to see you.
•This is the sole means of access to the building.
2. belonging to one person or group; not shared
•She has sole responsibility for the project.
•the sole owner
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 3 and v. Middle English Old French Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’ solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’ Dutch zool German Sohle n. sense 4 Middle English Old French Provençal sola Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’ solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’ adj. late Middle English ‘secluded’ ‘unrivalled’ Old French soule Latin sola solus ‘alone’
Example Bank:
•We may have the opportunity to take over sole ownership of the company.
noun
1. countable the bottom surface of the foot
•The hot sand burned the soles of their feet. 
2. countable the bottom part of a shoe or sock, not including the heel
•leather soles
compare ↑heel n. (3)
3. -soled (in adjectives)having the type of soles mentioned
•rubber-soled shoes
4. uncountable, countable (pl. sole)a flat sea fish that is used for food
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 3 and v. Middle English Old French Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’ solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’ Dutch zool German Sohle n. sense 4 Middle English Old French Provençal sola Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’ solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’ adj. late Middle English ‘secluded’ ‘unrivalled’ Old French soule Latin sola solus ‘alone’
Example Bank:
•I've got a hole in the sole of my shoe.
•The sand was so hot I got blisters on the soles of my feet.
verb usually passive ~ sth
to repair a shoe by replacing the ↑sole
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
n. senses 1 to 3 and v. Middle English Old French Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’ solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’ Dutch zool German Sohle n. sense 4 Middle English Old French Provençal sola Latin solea ‘sandal, sill’ solum ‘bottom, pavement, sole’ adj. late Middle English ‘secluded’ ‘unrivalled’ Old French soule Latin sola solus ‘alone’
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