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Meaning of 'one' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . One [ a.]
- Being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no more; not multifold; single; individual.
- Denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken of indefinitely; a certain. "I am the sister of one Claudio" [Shak.], that is, of a certain man named Claudio.
- Pointing out a contrast, or denoting a particular thing or person different from some other specified; -- used as a correlative adjective, with or without the.
- Closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a whole.
- Single in kind; the same; a common.
- Single; inmarried.
2 . One [ indef. pron.]
- Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one would have well done, one should do one's self.
3 . One [ n.]
- A single unit; as, one is the base of all numbers.
- A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i.
- A single person or thing.
4 . One [ v. t.]
- To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite; to assimilite.

Meaning of 'one' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . one [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
Example in sentence:
  • he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it;
  • they had lunch at one
Meaning (2):
- a single person or thing
Example in sentence:
  • he is the best one;
  • this is the one I ordered
3 . one [ s]
Meaning (3):
- eminent beyond or above comparison
Example in sentence:
  • a peerless scholar;
  • infamy unmatched in the Western world;
  • matchless beauty;
  • she's one girl in a million;
  • the one and only Muhammad Ali;
  • the team's nonpareil center fielder;
  • unrivaled mastery of her art;
  • wrote with unmatchable clarity
Meaning (4):
- (informal) very; used informally as an intensifier
Example in sentence:
  • a right fine day;
  • that is one fine dog
Meaning (5):
- having the indivisible character of a unit
Example in sentence:
  • a unitary action;
  • spoke with one voice
Meaning (6):
- indefinite in time or position
Example in sentence:
  • he will come one day;
  • one place or another
Meaning (7):
- being a single entity made by combining separate components
Example in sentence:
  • three chemicals combining into one solution
Meaning (8):
- of the same kind or quality
Example in sentence:
  • two animals of one species
Meaning (9):
- used of a single unit or thing; not two or more
Example in sentence:
  • `ane' is Scottish

Nearby Words:

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