one
- adjective
- /wʌn/
- We could, but let's do one more step, OK?
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Watch on YouTubeSo this boy has both hands, one leg up tickling me.
- So this boy has both hands, one leg up tickling me.
- Rather we're just one small bit of it.
- Guys, you can only play one game at once, right?
- So obviously that's one step of the way.
Examples
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I think we can do one more round.
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I'll start by making one thing perfectly clear.
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You can choose this one and this one, right?
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And now we want to go one more higher, right?
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So we're going to do this one this way.
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So let's go ahead and try it one last time.
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All right, Johnny, which one of these is it?
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OK, let's leave that one exactly where it is.
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First of all, it has one splendid harbor.
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We want to work as one team for this project.
Synonyms
Relating to one person rather than to a group, or showing a person's own style
Applying to only one group or system
Different parts join to make one whole
Making different parts act together as one
Property not split into parts and forming a single whole
Idioms
- Informal
A group of people who are close and friendly like a loving home
- Informal
Stay half awake and watch for danger while you sleep because you are afraid
- Offensive
A reply saying the person who criticizes has the same fault
Compounds
- NSFW
A sexual encounter that happens for only one night and does not continue
- Informal
A very large earthquake that causes great damage, often expected in California
A person who does many different jobs alone, for example handling tasks or playing several instruments
- Literature
An ancient powerful being far older than humans that is dangerous or ignores people
How Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
One as an adjective comes from the old word ān, meaning 'single' or 'undivided', and it describes things that are not split or that are the same. That's why saying 'one language' or 'one school' means they are a single, united thing.