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one-on-one

one-on-one

58 3.2
A private meeting or match between two people
  • noun
  • /ˈwʌn ɒn ˈwʌn/
translation icon : reunión individual
  • Students in the intervention group received daily, individualized, one-on-one tutoring in reading for at least 15 weeks.
  • a one-on-one meeting
  • a one-on-one session
  • one-on-one tutoring

We're also giving away one on ones with me.

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Examples

  • I was able to talk to him one on one about his experience.

  • The latter form usually takes place in a one-on-one meeting with teaching personnel.

    Academic text (1992)
  • A prize for this week for the tour is a one-on-one session.

  • I thought this was gonna be a one-on-one thing.

  • Well, it's a one-on-one kind of date thing.

  • Your first step is to evaluate the student's skills, and quality one-on-one assessment is invaluable.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Today, a mentor is any caring, mature person who forms a one-on-one relationship with someone in need.

    Academic text (1997)
  • Most of the interviews were conducted one-on-one at the child's school, home, or church.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Students were removed from their classroom and tested one-on-one by trained assessors who were members of the research team.

    Academic text (2015)
  • During the afternoon, there will be these continuous one-on-one discussions taking place.

Synonyms

singles
vsone-on-one
4 2.5

A match where each side has one player, for example in tennis

is broader and includes meetings or coaching as well as matches
single combat
vsone-on-one
3 8.2

A fight between two people to settle a dispute, often on a battlefield

is broader and covers meetings or coaching rather than violent contests

Antonyms

12 3.7

A discussion by a small group of experts in front of an audience

A planned time when several people come together to talk about something

How Many People

crowd
1.0
one-on-one
58 3.2

Surface Forms

one-on-one singular
one-on-ones plural
one on ones plural
one on one singular

Morphology

one-on-one = one (semi-transparent) = on + one

The phrase 'one-on-one' is clear in its components, but its specific meaning of a meeting or session involving exactly two people is idiomatic. [Postprocessing: moved 'on' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

One-on-one as a noun comes from the phrase one 'on' one, which means exactly two people together. Because it named a direct sports match and a private talk, a 'one-on-one' now means any meeting or contest with just two people.