Meaning

3 senses
  1. (idiomatic, not comparable)In single file.

    nacheinander

    оди́н за други́мodín za drugím

  2. (idiomatic, not comparable)Individually, in a particular sequence or chronology.

  3. (idiomatic, not comparable)Unrelentingly.

    Once discipline broke down, problems came one after another.

More definitions
  • following one another in quick succession

Examples

588 sentences
  1. Let's try to understand one another.

    Спробуймо зрозуміти одне одного. — deniko

    ruДавай попробуем понять друг друга. — Lenin_1917

    deLass uns versuchen, einander zu verstehen. — mauersegler

  2. We talked seriously to one another.

    Ми серйозно поговорили. — deniko

    ruМы серьёзно поговорили. — Biga

  3. Cars arrived there one after another.

    Машини приїхали туди одна за одною. — ascolto

    ruАвтомобили прибыли туда один за другим. — Lenin_1917

  4. We should try to understand one another.

    Ми маємо спробувати зрозуміти одне одного. — marko

    ruМы должны попытаться понять друг друга. — marafon

    deWir sollten versuchen, uns gegenseitig zu verstehen. — MUIRIEL

  5. If it's not one thing, it's another.

    Як не срачка, то пердячка. — deniko

    ruНе одно, так другое. — marafon

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
in single file:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
in single file:

Origin

Dates back at least to Old English ān æfter ōþrum, of the same meaning.

Dates back at least to Old English ān æfter ōþrum, of the same meaning.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
in single file:one by one
individually, in sequence or chronology:one at a time
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words

See also

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