one

one (w

adj.

1. Being a single entity, unit, object, or living being.

2. Characterized by unity; undivided: They spoke with one voice.

a. Of the same kind or quality: two animals of one species.

b. Forming a single entity of two or more components: three chemicals combining into one solution.

4. Being a single member or element of a group, category, or kind: I'm just one player on the team.

5. Being a single thing in contrast with or relation to another or others of its kind: One day is just like the next.

6. Occurring or existing as something indefinite, as in time or position: He will come one day.

7. Occurring or existing as something particular but unspecified, as in time past: late one evening.

8. Informal Used as an intensive: That is one fine dog.

9. Being the only individual of a specified or implied kind: the one person I could marry; the one horse that can win this race.

1. The cardinal number, represented by the symbol 1, designating the first such unit in a series.

2. A single person or thing; a unit: This is the one I like best.

3. A one-dollar bill.

pron.

1. An indefinitely specified individual: She visited one of her cousins.

2. An unspecified individual; anyone: "The older one grows the more one likes indecency" Virginia Woolf.

Idioms:

at one

In accord or unity.

one and all

Everyone.

one by one

Individually in succession.

[Middle English on, from Old English n; see oi-no- in Indo-European roots.]

Usage Note: When constructions headed by one appear as the subject of a sentence or relative clause, there may be a question as to whether the verb should be singular or plural. Such a construction is exemplified in the sentence One of every ten rotors was found defective. Although the plural were is sometimes used in such sentences, an earlier survey found that the singular was preferred by 92 percent of the Usage Panel.·Constructions such as one of those people who pose a different problem. Most grammarians would argue that who should be followed by a plural verb in these sentences, as in He is one of those people who just don't take "no" for an answer. Their thinking is that the relative pronoun who refers to the plural noun people, not to one. They would extend the rule to constructions with inanimate nouns, as in The sports car turned out to be one of the most successful products that were ever manufactured in this country. However, constructions of this sort are often used with a singular verb even by the best writers. In an earlier survey, 42 percent of the Usage Panel accepted the use of the singular verb in such constructions. Note also that when the phrase containing one is introduced by the definite article, the verb in the relative clause must be singular: He is the only one of the students who has (not have) already taken Latin.·Constructions using one or more or one or two always take a plural verb: One or more cars were parked in front of the house each day this week. One or two students from our department have won prizes. Note that when followed by a fraction, one ordinarily takes a plural verb: One and a half years have passed since I last saw her. The fraction rule has an exception in that amounts are sometimes treated as singular entities: One and a half cups is enough sugar. Note also that the plural rule does not apply to these one-plus-a-fraction constructions that are introduced by the indefinite article. These are always singular: A year and a half has passed since I last saw her. See Usage Note at he¹.

Word History: Why do we pronounce one (w

n) and once (w

ns) while other words derived from one, like only, alone, and atone, are pronounced with a long o? Over time, stressed vowels commonly become diphthongs, as when Latin bona became buona in Italian and buena in Spanish. A similar diphthongization of one and once began in the late Middle Ages in the west of England and in Wales and is first recorded around 1400. The vowel sound underwent a series of changes, such that the word's pronunciation went from (

n) to (

n), with two syllables, to (w

n) to (w

n) and finally to (w

n). In southwest England, this diphthongization happened to other words beginning with the long o sound, such as oats, pronounced there now as (w

ts). Only in one and once did this diphthongal pronunciation gain widespread usage.

one

Adjective, n

1. single or lone (person or thing); not two or more: one civilian has died and thirty-three have been injured

2. only or unique (person or thing): he is the one to make correct judgments and influence the public, she was unique, inimitable, one of a kind

3. a specified (person or thing) as distinct from another or others of its kind: place one hand under the knee and the other under the ankle, which one is correct?

4. one or two a few

Adjective

1. a certain, indefinite, or unspecified (time): one day he would learn the truth about her

2. Informal, emphatic a: we're on to one hell of a story

pron

1. an indefinite person regarded as typical of every person: one can always hope that there won't be an accident

2. any indefinite person: one can catch fine trout in this stream

3. I or me: one only wonders what he has against the dogs

Noun

1. the smallest natural number and first cardinal number

2. a numeral, 1 or I, representing this number

3. something representing or consisting of one unit

4. Informal a joke or story: have you heard the one about the actress and the bishop?

5. (all) in one combined or united

6. all one of no consequence: leave if you want to, it's all one to me

7. at one with in agreement or harmony with

8. one and all everyone, without exception

9. one by one one at a time; individually [Old English ān]

ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms

Noun	1.	one - the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" 1, ace, I, single, unity digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" monas, monad - a singular metaphysical entity from which material properties are said to derive singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
	2.	one - a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered" unit - a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
Adj.	1.	one - used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" 1, ane, i cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
	2.	one - having the indivisible character of a unit; "a unitary action"; "spoke with one voice" unitary united - characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity; "presented a united front"
	3.	one - of the same kind or quality; "two animals of one species" same - closely similar or comparable in kind or quality or quantity or degree; "curtains the same color as the walls"; "two girls of the same age"; "mother and son have the same blue eyes"; "animals of the same species"; "the same rules as before"; "two boxes having the same dimensions"; "the same day next year"
	4.	one - used informally as an intensifier; "that is one fine dog" extraordinary - beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable; "extraordinary authority"; "an extraordinary achievement"; "her extraordinary beauty"; "enjoyed extraordinary popularity"; "an extraordinary capacity for work"; "an extraordinary session of the legislature"
	5.	one - indefinite in time or position; "he will come one day"; "one place or another" indefinite - vague or not clearly defined or stated; "must you be so indefinite?"; "amorphous blots of color having vague and indefinite edges"; "he would not answer so indefinite a proposal"
	6.	one - being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution" combined - made or joined or united into one
	7.	one - eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" matchless, nonpareil, one and only, peerless, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled, unmatched incomparable, uncomparable - such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared; "an incomparable week of rest and pleasure"; "the computer proceeds with its incomparable logic and efficiency"; "this report is incomparable with the earlier ones because of different breakdowns of the data"

Translations

one [wʌn] num → un(o)/una;

one hundred and fifty → ciento cincuenta;

one by one → uno a uno;

it's one (o'clock) → es la una adj

1. (= sole) → único;

the one book which → el único libro que;

the one man who → el único que

2. (= same) → mismo/a;

they came in the one car → vinieron en un solo coche pron

1. this one → éste(ésta);

that one → ése(ésa);

(more remote) → aquél(aquélla);

I've already got (a red) one → ya tengo uno/a (rojo/a);

one by one → uno/a por uno/a;

to be one up on sb → llevar ventaja a algn;

to be at one (with sb) → estar completamente de acuerdo (con algn)

2. one another (US) → nos (= you); os (SP) (= you) (polite) (= them); se;

do you two ever see one another? → ¿os veis alguna vez? (SP); ¿se ven alguna vez?;

the two boys didn't dare look at one another → los dos chicos no se atrevieron a mirarse (el uno al otro);

they all kissed one another → se besaron unos a otros

3. (impers): one never knows → nunca se sabe;

to cut one's finger → cortarse el dedo;

one needs to eat → hay que comer

one [wʌn] num → un(e);

one hundred and fifty → cent cinquante;

one by one → un(e) à or par un(e);

one day → un jour adj

1. (= sole) → seul(e) → unique;

the one book which → l'unique or le seul livre qui;

the one man who → le seul (homme) qui

2. (= same) → même;

they came in the one car → ils sont venus dans la même voiture pron

1. this one → celui-ci(celle-ci);

that one → celui-là(celle-là);

I've already got one/a red one → j'en ai déjà un(e)/un(e) rouge;

which one do you want? → lequel voulez-vous?

2. one another → l'un(e) l'autre;

to look at one another → se regarder

3. (impersonal) → on;

one never knows → on ne sait jamais;

to cut one's finger → se couper le doigt;

one needs to eat → il faut manger

4. (phrases);

to be one up on sb → avoir l'avantage sur qn;

to be at one (with sb) → être d'accord (avec qn)

one [wʌn] num → ein(e);

(counting) → eins;

one hundred and fifty → (ein)hundert(und)fünfzig;

one day there was a sudden knock at the door → eines Tages klopfte es plötzlich an der Tür;

one by one → einzeln adj

1. (= sole) → einzige(r, s);

the one book which ... → das einzige Buch, das ...

2. (= same);

they came in the one car → sie kamen in demselben Wagen;

they all belong to the one family → sie alle gehören zu ein und derselben Familie pron

1. this one → diese(r, s);

that one → der/die/das (da);

which one? → welcher/welche/welches?;

he is one of us → er ist einer von uns;

I've already got one/a red one → ich habe schon eins/ein rotes

2. one another → einander;

do you two ever see one another? → seht ihr zwei euch jemals?

3. (impersonal) → man;

one never knows → man weiß nie;

to cut one's finger → sich dat in den Finger schneiden

one [wʌn] num → uno/a;

one hundred and fifty → centocinquanta;

one day → un giorno;

it's one (o'clock) → è l'una;

to be one up on sb → essere avvantaggiato/a rispetto a qn;

to be at one (with sb) → andare d'accordo (con qn) adj

1. (= sole) → unico/a;

the one book which → l'unico libro che;

the one man who → l'unico che

2. (= same) → stesso/a;

they came in the one car → sono venuti nella stessa macchina pron

1. this one → questo/a;

that one → quello/a;

which one do you want? → quale vuole?;

I've already got one/a red one → ne ho già uno/uno rosso;

one by one → uno per uno

2. one another → l'un l'altro;

to look at one another → guardarsi;

to help one another → aiutarsi l'un l'altro or a vicenda

3. (impersonal) → si;

one never knows → non si sa mai;

to cut one's finger → tagliarsi un dito;

to express one's opinion → esprimere la propria opinione;

one needs to eat → bisogna mangiare

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