one

one
one [wun]
adj.
[ME < OE an, akin to Ger ein, Goth ains < IE * oinos (> Gr oinē, L unus, OIr ōen) < * e-, * ei-, prefixed pronominal stem meaning “the, this, this one”]
1. being a single thing or unit; not two or more
2. characterized by unity; forming a whole; united; undivided [with one accord]
3. designating a person or thing as contrasted with or opposed to another or others [from one day to another]
4. being uniquely or strikingly the person or thing specified [the one solution to the problem]
5. single in kind; the same [all of one mind]
6. designating a single, but not clearly specified, person or thing; a certain [one day last week ]: also used as an intensive substitute for the indefinite article [ she's one beautiful girl ]
n.
1. the number expressing unity or designating a single unit: the lowest cardinal number and the first used in counting a series; 1; I
2. a single person or thing
3. something numbered one or marked with one pip, as the face of a die or domino
☆ 4. Informal a one-dollar bill
pron.
1. some, or a certain, person or thing [one of us must go]
2. any person or thing; anybody or anything [when one is exhausted, it is wise to rest ]: sometimes used affectedly in place of a personal pronoun in the first or second person [what else could one do?]
3. the person or thing previously mentioned [they rent a house, but I own one]
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all one
making no difference; of no importance
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at one
of the same opinion; in accord
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one and all
everybody
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one another
each one the other; each other: see EACH OTHER (at EACH)
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one by one
individually in succession
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one of those things
something that cannot be avoided, helped, changed, etc.

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