one
- pronoun
- /wʌn/
- In the team meeting, everyone shared their ideas, and one was particularly innovative.
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Watch on YouTubeThis one was I thought this one was the bee's knees.
- This one was I thought this one was the bee's knees.
- And she went, which one of you is like Barry?
Examples
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But no one would ever believe it!
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How are we going to decide what one wants to know?
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But I want to leave you with one last thing.
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How come no one found me?
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And no one will believe me.
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One way or another, one always pays to get in.
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Second, it is only natural to become evangelical when one is truly born of the Spirit.
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Their stories thus illustrate the importance of understanding one's cultural identity when working with diverse students.
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The first question for the teacher librarian is to examine one's own personal learning environment.
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There are many examples of self-fulfilling prophecy, where one's beliefs influence either accomplishment or failure.
Academic text (2011)
Antonyms
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 a pronoun also comes from ān, meaning 'single', and it is used as a short name for the single person or thing you already mentioned. That's why 'this one' or 'leave me one' stands for that one item without saying the full noun again.