Meaning

10 senses
  1. The most important person, the one who is in charge.

    гла́вныйglávnyj, ста́ршийstáršij, гла́вныйglávnyj

  2. Someone who is top of a ranking, who is ranked first.

  3. Oneself, being considered foremost, as by an egoist.

  4. (childish, euphemistic)Urine; urination.

    ма́лое де́лоmáloje délo, ма́лая нужда́málaja nuždá, по-маленькомуpo-malenʹkomu

  5. The single that has sold the most in a given period.

  6. The main goalkeeper of a team, so-called because they wear the number 1 on the back of their kit.

  7. The batsman who opens the batting.

  8. A first lieutenant.

    the first element in a countable series

  9. A large town where theatrical performances may expect to achieve success.

  10. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see number, one.

Examples

86 sentences
  1. I was number one for a long time.

    deIch war lange Zeit die Nummer Eins.

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  2. Tom was number one.

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  3. Tom is number one.

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  4. That's the number one priority.

    ruЭто главный приоритет.

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  5. That's our number one priority.

    ruЭто наш первейший приоритет.

    deDas hat die höchste Priorität.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
someone who is in charge:
top-ranking person:
urine or urination euphemism:

Origin

Piecewise doublet of numero uno.

Piecewise doublet of numero uno.

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Forms

plural: number ones
Singularnumber one
Pluralnumber ones

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the first element in a countable series:firstnumber 1
  • the first or highest in an ordering or series:first

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
number one — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto