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   one

   /wʌn/

   cardinal

   • 1. the lowest cardinal number; half of two; 1: "there's only room for one person" Similar a singlea solitarya solea lone
   • ▪ a single person or thing: "they would straggle home in ones and twos" Similar a singlea solitarya solea lone
   • ▪ just one as opposed to any more or to none at all; single (used for emphasis): "her one concern is to save her daughter" Similar onlysinglesolitarysole
   • ▪ denoting a particular item of a pair or number of items: "electronics is one of his hobbies"
   • ▪ denoting a particular but unspecified occasion or period: "one afternoon in late October" Similar someanya certain
   • ▪ used before a name to denote a person who is not known to the reader or hearer; a certain: "he worked as a clerk for one Mr Ming"
   • ▪ a noteworthy example of (used for emphasis): informal North American "the actor was one smart-mouthed troublemaker"
   • ▪ one year old.
   • ▪ one o'clock: "I'll be there at one"
   • ▪ a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by one.
   • ▪ a domino or dice with one spot.
   • 2. the same; identical: "all types of training meet one common standard" Similar onlysinglesolitarysole
   • 3. a joke or story: informal "the one about the Englishman, the Irishman, and the Yank"
   • 4. an alcoholic drink: informal "a cool one after a day on the water"
   • 5. alone: West Indian "the time when you one tackled a field of cane and finished before the others had even started"

   pronoun

   • 1. referring to a person or thing previously mentioned or easily identified: "her mood changed from one of moroseness to one of joy"
   • 2. a person of a specified kind: "you're the one who ruined her life"
   • ▪ a person who is remarkable in some way: "you never saw such a one for figures"
   • 3. used to refer to the speaker, or any person, as representing people in general: "one must admire him for his willingness"

   Word Origin Old Englishān, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch een and German ein, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin unus. The initial w sound developed before the 15th century and was occasionally represented in the spelling; it was not accepted into standard English until the late 17th century.

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   • Znaczenie One, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     one definicja: 1. the number 1: 2. a member of a group of...

   • Be a One

     BE A ONE definition: 1. to be funny in a slightly rude way...

   • One: Russian Translation

     ONE translate: один , употребляется во избежание повторения,...

   • One: Italian Translation

     ONE translate: uno, uno, una cosa, uno, uno, unico, unico,...

   • One: Korean Translation

     ONE translate: 1, 일, 한 명, 과거의 특정 시간을 가리켜 쓰임, 미래의 정해지지 않은 날을...

   • For One

     FOR ONE definition: 1. used to say that you think your...

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   One refers to a single person or thing, as well as the number one. If you’re looking for a whole number between zero and two, you can only find one. One is all alone, but it at least it gets to be the first in line. It also gets to be the one and only, far and away the best, and one of a kind.

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