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one [ wun ] (plural ones) CORE MEANING: a grammatical word indicating a single thing or unit, and not two or more
  (det) just one accident out of thousands
(det) a one-legged man
(pron) The city used to have four hospitals and now has one.
(pron) Bill got one of his boxing gloves off. |
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1. det unique: used to indicate the only thing or person with a specific characteristic
the one exception to this
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2. det used to distinguish something: distinct from others of its kind
from one thought to the next
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3. det at nonspecific time: relating to an unspecified time in the past or future
one August afternoon
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4. det used for emphasis: used instead of 'a' and 'an' to emphasize a following adjective or expression
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informal
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He's one cool customer!
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5. det particular: introducing the name of somebody who is not known to the speaker
a letter from one Thomas Atherton of Southport
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6. pron typical individual: used to refer to people in general
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formal
)
One can eat well here.
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7. pron somebody or something unspecified: used to indicate somebody or something not specifically identified
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dated
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the voice of one crying in the wilderness
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8. pron previously mentioned: used instead of a preceding noun to indicate somebody or something already mentioned
nothing but an old vase, and a cracked one at that
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9. pron joke or story: used to refer to a question, joke, or remark
That's a good one!
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10. noun 1: the number 1. It is the smallest whole number, designating a single unit, and the first cardinal number.
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11. noun something with value of 1: something in a numbered series with a value of one
to throw a one
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12. noun US dollar bill: a one-dollar bill
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informal
)
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13. noun time measure: used to indicate the time as one hour after twelve midday or midnight
We'll stop for lunch at one.
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14. noun music musical notation: the numeral 1 used as the bottom figure in a time signature to indicate that the beat is measured in semibreves
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all one not important enough to be of any consequence to somebody
It's all one to me.
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as one doing something at the same time or in the same way
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at one in harmony with somebody or something
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be or get one up on somebody to have or gain an advantage over somebody (informal)
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one and all everyone in a group
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one and only
1. unique and without comparisonoften used to introduce a performer on a show
2. the person that somebody loves
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one by one happening individually in sequence
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one or two a few people or things
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one after another or the other following individually in swift succession
One after another they all left the room.
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one and the same the same person or thing
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one time
1. immediately
2. completely
3. used to add emphasis
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