sin·gle (s ng g l)adj. 1. Not accompanied by another or others; solitary. 2. a. Consisting of one part, aspect, or section: a single thickness; a single serving. b. Having the same application for all; uniform: a single moral code for all. c. Consisting of one in number: She had but a single thought, which was to escape. 3. Not divided; unbroken: a single slab of ice. 4. a. Separate from others; individual and distinct: Every single child will receive a gift. b. Having individual opponents; involving two individuals only: single combat. 5. a. Honest; undisguised: a single adoration. b. Wholly attentive: You must judge the contest with a single eye. 6. Designed to accommodate one person: a single bed. 7. a. Unmarried. b. Lacking a partner: a single parent. c. Relating to the unmarried state: enjoys the single life. d. Of or relating to celibacy. 8. Botany Having only one rank or row of petals: a single flower. n. 1. One that is separate and individual. 2. An accommodation for one person, as in a hotel. 3. a. An unmarried person. b. singles Unmarried persons considered as a group: a bar for singles. 4. A one-dollar bill. 5. a. A phonograph record, especially a forty-five, having one song on each side. b. A song on one of these sides. c. A song, often from a full-length album or compact disk, that is released for airplay. 6. Baseball A hit by which a batter reaches first base safely; a one-base hit. 7. Sports a. A hit for one run in cricket. b. A golf match between two players. c. A tennis or badminton match between two players. Often used in the plural. d. singles A competition in which individuals compete against each other, as in rowing or figure skating. v. sin·gled, sin·gling, sin·gles v.tr. 1. To choose or distinguish from others. Often used with out: We singled her out from the list of applicants. 2. Baseball a. To cause (a base runner) to score or advance by making a one-base hit: singled him to second. b. To cause the scoring of (a run) by a one-base hit. v.intr. Baseball To make a single. [Middle English sengle, from Old French, from Latin singulus; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots.] sin gle·ness n. |
single
Adjective
1. existing alone; solitary: the cottage's single chimney
2. distinct from others of the same kind: every single housing society
3. designed for one user: a single room
4. unmarried
5. even one: there was not a single bathroom
6. (of a flower) having only one circle of petals
7. single combat a duel or fight involving two individuals
Noun
1. a hotel bedroom for one person
2. a gramophone record, CD, or cassette with a short recording of music on it
3. Cricket a hit from which one run is scored
4.
a. Brit a pound note or coin
b. US & Canad a dollar bill
5. a ticket valid for a one-way journey only
Verb
[-gling, -gled]
single out to select from a group of people or things: the judge had singled him out for praise
See also singles [Old French sengle]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | single - a base hit on which the batter stops safely at first base base hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely line single, line-drive single - a single resulting from a line drive |
| 2. |  single - 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"digit, figure - one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration; "0 and 1 are digits" singleton - a single object (as distinguished from a pair) | |
| Verb | 1. | single - hit a single; "the batter singled to left field" baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" |
| Adj. | 1. | single - being or characteristic of a single thing or person; "individual drops of rain"; "please mark the individual pages"; "they went their individual ways" separate - independent; not united or joint; "a problem consisting of two separate issues"; "they went their separate ways"; "formed a separate church" |
| 2. | single - used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals; "single chrysanthemums resemble daisies and may have more than one row of petals" double - used of flowers having more than the usual number of petals in crowded or overlapping arrangements; "double chrysanthemums have many rows of petals and are usually spherical or hemispherical" | |
| 3. | single - existing alone or consisting of one entity or part or aspect or individual; "upon the hill stood a single tower"; "had but a single thought which was to escape"; "a single survivor"; "a single serving"; "a single lens"; "a single thickness" multiple - having or involving or consisting of more than one part or entity or individual; "multiple birth"; "multiple ownership"; "made multiple copies of the speech"; "his multiple achievements in public life"; "her multiple personalities"; "a pineapple is a multiple fruit" | |
| 4. |  single - not married or related to the unmarried state; "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?"unmated - not mated sexually | |
| 5. | single - characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing; "an individual serving"; "single occupancy"; "a single bed" unshared - not shared | |
| 6. | single - having uniform application; "a single legal code for all" | |
| 7. |  single - not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective; "judging a contest with a single eye"; "a single devotion to duty"; "undivided affection"; "gained their exclusive attention"concentrated - gathered together or made less diffuse; "their concentrated efforts"; "his concentrated attention"; "concentrated study"; "a narrow thread of concentrated ore" |
single
Translations
single [ˈsɪŋgl] adj → único, solo (= unmarried); soltero (= not double); individual, sencillo
singles npl (TENNIS) → individual msg;
not a single one was left → no quedaba ni uno;
single out vt (= choose) → escoger (= point out); singularizar
single [ˈsɪŋgl] adj → seul(e) → unique (= unmarried); célibataire (= not double); simple
singles npl (Tennis) → simple m;
(US) (= single people); célibataires m/fpl;
single out vt → choisir (= distinguish); distinguer
single [ˈsɪŋgl] adj (solitary) → einzige(r, s);
(individual) → einzeln;
(unmarried) → ledig, unverheiratet;
(not double) → einfach
n (Brit) (also: single ticket) → Einzelfahrschein m;
(record) → Single f;
single spacing → einfacher Zeilenabstand m
single out single vt → auswählen;
single [ˈsɪŋgl] adj → solo/a, unico/a (= unmarried) [man] → celibe: [woman] → nubile (= not double); semplice
n (BRIT) (also: single ticket) → biglietto di (sola) andata;
(record) → 45 giri m inv;
single out vt → scegliere (= distinguish); distinguere
adj single [ˈsiŋgl]
1 one only The spider hung on a single thread. enkele وَحيد، مُفْرَد едничък jediný enkel einzeln μονός, μοναδικός solo, único üksik تك yksi ainoa seul, unique יָחִיד एक jedan jedini egyetlen satu-satunya einn solo, unico ただ一つの 단 하나의, 단독의 vienintelis viens vienīgs se- enkel enkelt, eneste jeden único singur, unic один, единственный jediný en sam jedan enda โดด ๆ tek 單一的 єдиний; один فقط ایک đơn độc 单一的
2 for one person only a single bed/mattress. enkel لِواحِد единичен jednotlivý enkeltmands- Einzel-... μονός, που προορίζεται για ένα άτομο individual üheinimese- يك نفره yhden hengen pour une personne יָחִיד एक ही za jednu osobu egyszemélyes; egyágyas untuk seorang einstaklings- (a una piazza) 一人用の 1 인용의 vienvietis, viengulis vienvietīgs; vienai personai domāts bujang {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}npersoons{#169} enkelt(-) jednoosobowy de solteiro pentru o singură persoană рассчитанный на одного; односпальный pre jedného človeka enojen pojedinačan enkel-, enmans- เดี่ยว tek kişilik 單人的(房間等) одиночний; призначений для одного صرف ایک کے لیے đơn 单人的（房间等）
3 unmarried a single person. enkellopend غَيْر مُتَزَوِّج неженен/неомъжена svobodný enlig ledig ανύπαντρος soltero vallaline مجرد naimaton célibataire פָּנוּי अविवाहित neoženjen, neudata hajadon; nőtlen lajang einhleypur, ógiftur single, celibe, nubile 独身の 독신의, 미혼의 netekėjusi, nevedęs neprecējies bujang ongetrouwd ugift stanu wolnego solteiro celibatar, burlac холостой, незамужняя slobodný samski neudat ogift, ensam โสด bekâr 單身(漢) неодружений, незаміжня غیر شادی شدہ độc thân 单身（汉）
4 for or in one direction only a single ticket/journey/fare. eenrigtingkaartjie إتجاه واحِد еднопосочен jednoduchý enkelt- einfach απλός, που ισχύει για μια διαδρομή de ida, sencillo ühekordne انفرادي kerta-, meno- aller simple יָחִיד केवल एक तरफ का jednosmjeran egyszeri (útra szóló) sejalan farmiði sem gildir aðra leiðina di andata 片道の 편도의 į vieną pusę viena virziena- tiket perjalanan sehala enkel enveis- w jedną stronę de ida într-o singură direcţie годный в одном направлении jednosmerný enosmeren u jednom pravcu enkel เที่ยวเดียว (yalnız) gidiş 單程的 дійсний в один кінець صرف ایک طرف کے لیے một chiều 单程的
n
1 a gramophone record with only one tune or song on each side This group have just brought out a new single. solus sewe أسْطُوانَه مع أغْنِيَه واحِدَه сингъл singl single die Single μικρός δίσκος με ένα μουσικό κομμάτι σε κάθε πλευρά, σιγκλ (disco) sencillo, single singel صفحه تك آهنگي single un quarante-cinq tours סִינגֶל एकांकी singl, nosač zvuka sa samo jednom pjesmom kislemez piringan hitam dengan satu lagu saja di tiap sisi hljómplata/geisladiskur með einu (aðal)lagi disco シングル盤 (레코드의) 싱글판 „singlas“ singls rekod single single singleplate singiel single single сингл malá platňa, singel mala plošča singlica singel แผ่นเสียงที่อัดโดยมีทำนองหรือเพลงเพียงด้านละเพลง kırk beşlik, tek şarkılık plâk 小唱片 сингл چھوٹا ریکارڈر جس کے دونوں رخوں پر الگ الگ گانے ہو đĩa ghi âm mỗi mặt chỉ có ghi một bài hát ngắn 小唱片
2 a one-way ticket. e إتِّجاه واحِد еднопосочен билет jednoduchá jízdenka enkeltbillet einfache Fahrkarte απλό εισιτήριο billete sencillo üheotsapilet يك طرفه menolippu aller simple כָּרטִיס בְּכִּיווּן אֶחָד केवल एक तरफ का टिकट jednosmjerna karta egy(szeri) utazásra szóló jegy karcis sejalan farmiði aðra leiðina (biglietto semplice), (biglietto di andata) 片道切符 편도 차표 bilietas į vieną pusę biļete ceļam vienā virzienā tiket perjalanan sehala enkele reis enveisbillett bilet w jedną stronę bilhete de ida bilet simplu/dus билет в одном направлении cestovný lístok (len tam) enosmerna vozovnica karta u jednom pravcu enkelbiljett ตั๋วเดินทางเที่ยวเดียว gidiş bileti 單程票 квиток в один кінець ایک طرفہ ٹکٹ vé một chiều 单程票
n singleness
eenrigtingkaartjie عُزوبِيَّه، إنْفِرادِيَّه преданост jedinečnost det at være ugift die Einzelheit μοναδικότητα, αγαμία resolución, determinación, soltería sihikindlus تكي määrätietoisuus persévérance יְחִידוּת एकाकीपन osamljenost; dosljednost őszinteség; páratlanság; egyedülállás keadaan lajang stefnufesta singolarità, unicità 単一 단일(성), 단독 vienišumas, išskirtinumas, ypatingumas vientulība; vienība; mērķtiecība ketunggalan het ongetrouwd zijn det å være ugift pojedynczy charakter estado de solteiro onestitate; celibat целеустремлённость jedinečnosť, ojedinelosť; osamelosť enkratnost neudatost ensamhet, ogift stånd ความโดดเดี่ยว bekârlık 單一，單獨性 самотність; прямодушність یکتائی، تنہائی tính duy nhất, tình trạng đơn độc 单一，单独性
n pl singles
1 (also noun singular) in tennis etc, a match or matches with only one player on each side The men's singles are being played this week; (also adjective ) a singles match. enkelspel لاعِب فَرْدي тен. единична игра dvouhra single; single- das Einzel; Einzel-... μονό παιχνίδι (με έναν αντίπαλο) individual üksikmäng بازي انفرادي kaksinpeli simple יְחִידִים एकल मैच इत्यादि pojedinačna borba, natjecanje pojedinaca egyes (játék) tunggal einmenningsleikur singolo シングルス 단식 경기, 싱글 vieneto žaidimas vienspēle perseorangan enkelspel singles; single- gra singlowa singulares meciuri de simplu одиночный разряд dvojhra igra posameznikov singl singelmatch[] เกมที่เล่นด้านละคน (เทนนิส) tekler maçı (比賽中的)單打 партія ایک ایک کھلاڑیوں کا میچ trò chơi mỗi bên có một người （比赛中的）单打
2 (especially American) unmarried (usually young) people a bar for singles; (also adjective ) a singles holiday/club. enkeling أعْزَب، عَزْباء неомъжени/неженени svobodný; pro svobodné enlig Singles(pl.); für Singles ανύπαντροι, που προορίζεται για ανύπαντρους solteros vallalised افرادمجرد naimattomat, sinkut célibataires בּוֹדדִים अविवाहित samac, neoženjen/neudata egyedül állók, egyedül élők bujangan ógiftur, einhleypur single 独身者 독신자 netekėjusi, nevedęs neprecējies cilvēks bujang ongetrouwde enslige; enslig- ludzie stanu wolnego solteiros (pentru) celibatari холостяки, одинокие люди slobodný; pre slobodných samci za samce ogifta, ensamstående, singlar คนโสด bekârlar 單身 неодружені; незаміжні کنوارے افراد những người độc thân 单身
adv singly
one by one; separately They came all together, but they left singly. een vir een واحِدا واحِدا، مُنْفَرِدين отделно po jednom enkeltvis einzeln ένας ένας, ξεχωριστά por separado, uno por uno ükshaaval تك تك yksitellen séparément אֶחָד אֶחָד अकेले ही, एक-एक कर pojedinačno, odvojeno egyenként sendiri-sendiri hver í sínu lagi singolarmente, (a uno a uno), (alla volta uno) 別々に 하나씩, 따로따로 po vieną, atskirai pa vienam; atsevišķi seorang demi seorang afzonderlijk for seg hver, enkeltvis, alene pojedynczo por um um separat поодиночке, по одному po jednom posamezno sam en och en, var för sig เดี่ยว tek(er) tek(er) 各自地 окремо; поодинці علیحدہ علیحدہ từng người một, từng cái một 各自地
adj single-ˈbreasted
(of a coat, jacket etc) having only one row of buttons a single-breasted tweed suit. enkelborsagtig ذو صَفٍّ واحِدٍ من الأزْرار еднореден jednořadý enradet einreihig μονόπετος (π.χ. για πανωφόρι) recto, sin cruzar üherealine يك رديف yksirivinen droit עִם שוּרַת כַּפתוֹרִים אָחַת एक ओर बटन वाला jednoredan (kaput) egysoros berkancing sederet einhnepptur monopetto, (a un petto) シングルの (코트·상의가) 싱글의 su viena eile sagų (par žaketi u.tml.) vienrindas- berbutang sebaris met {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}n rij knopen enkeltspent/-knappet jednorzędowy de abotoadura simples la un singur rând однобортный jednoradový enovrsten sa jednim dugmetom enkelknäppt มีกระดุมแถวเดียว tek sıra düğmeli 單排紐扣的 однобортний اکہرے صدر کا một hàng khuy áo 单排纽扣的
n / adj single-ˈdecker
(a bus etc) having only one deck or level a single-decker (bus). enkeldekagtig ذو طابِقٍ واحِد едноетажен (автобус) jednopodlažní (autobus) endækkerbus der Einzeldecker; Einzeldeck-... μονώροφος autobús de un solo piso ühekorruseline (buss) يك طبقه yksikerroksinen bussi sans impériale אוֹטוֹבּוּס בַּעַל קוֹמָה אַחָת एक डेक वाला jednokrilac, koji nije na kat (autobus) nem emeletes (busz) bukan tingkat almenningsvagn á einni hæð (autobus a un piano) 二階なしのバス 단층 (버스); 단층의 vienaaukštis, vienadenis vienstāva autobuss satu tingkat {#225}{#130}{#225}{#225}{#130}{#225}ndekker enetasjes (buss) jednopiętrowy, jednopoziomowy de um andar одноэтажный автобус jednoposchodový enonadstropen (avtobus) sa jednim nivoom endäckare; envånings- (รถประจำทาง) มีชั้นเดียว tek katlı 單層汽車 моноплан ایک عرشے والی بس xe buýt chỉ có một tầng 单层汽车
adjectiv / adv single-ˈhanded
working etc by oneself, without help He runs the restaurant single-handed; single-handed efforts. eiehandig مُنْفَرِدا сам sám, samostatně på egen hånd; selvstændig eigenhändig που εργάζεται χωρίς βοήθεια, μόνος sin ayuda üksi دست تنها yksin tehty, yksinään tout seul בְּכּוֹחוֹת עַצמוֹ अकेला sam, bez tuđe pomoći segítség nélkül(i); egyedül sendirian einn síns liðs, án hjálpar da solo, (senza aiuto) 独力の 단독의, 혼자 힘으로 (하는) pats vienas viens pats sendirian alleen alene, selv, uten hjelp w pojedynkę sozinho (absolut) singur без посторонней помощи sám, samostatne samostojen sam på egen hand, ensam โดยลำพัง tek başına, yardımcısız 單獨的，獨力的 (працюючий) без сторонньої допомоги اپنے آپ đơn thương độc mã 单独的，独力的
n single ˈparent
a mother or father who brings up a child or children on her or his own a single-parent family. alleenouer أُحادي الوالدين، ذو والدٍ واحِد самотен родител jeden rodič, který se sám stará o dítě eneforsørger; eneforsørger- der/die Alleinerziehende ανύπαντρος γονέας padre soltero; madre soltera üksik lapsevanem تك والد monoparental חַד-הוֹרִי अकेला पिता या अकेली माता samohrani roditelj gyermekét egyedül nevelő szülő ibu, bapak, orang tua tunggal (non sposato genitore) 편친(偏親) vieniša motina, vienišas tėvas vienīgais no vecākiem (ģimenē) ibu atau bapa tunggal alleenstaande vader/moeder; eenouder- eneforelder, eneforsørger samotny rodzic мать-одиночка;отец-одиночка rodič bez partnera so zverenými deťmi samohranilec, samohranilka samohrani roditelj ensamstående förälder พ่อหรือแม่ที่เลี้ยงดูลูกด้วยตนเองเพียงคนเดียว tek ana/baba 單親父母 батько-одинак; мати-одиначка ماں یا باپ جو تنہا بچے کی پرورش کرے bố hoặc mẹ tự mình nuôi con 单亲父母
single out
to choose or pick out for special treatment He was singled out to receive special thanks for his help. kies يَختَصُّه بِ، يَخْتارُه من بيْن избирам vybrat udpege auswählen ξεχωρίζω κπ., διαλέγω escoger, seleccionar (teiste hulgast) välja valima متمايز كردن poimia joukosta choisir לִבחוֹר छांटना, चुनना izdvojiti, izabrati kiválogat memilih velja úr scegliere 選ぶ 선발하다 išskirti izvēlēties memilih uitkiezen velge ut, ta ut, utpeke wyselekcjonować, wyróżnić destacar a alege pe cineva выбирать, отбирать vybrať izbrati odabrati välja ut เลือกเฉพาะ seçmek 選出 вибирати کسی کو خاص سلوک کے لیے منتخب کرنا lựa chọn ra 选出
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