Meaning

14 senses
  1. The digit or figure 1.

    Eins

    едини́цаjediníca

  2. Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context

    (US)A one-dollar bill.

    I need some ones to make change.

  3. One o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.

  4. One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.

  5. A joke or amusing anecdote.

    Did you hear the one about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac?

  6. A question.

    You already know, so you can answer that one yourselves

  7. An alcoholic drink, especially a pint or can of beer.

    I had a quick one after work

    There’s nothing better than drinking a cold one when the weather’s boiling outside

  8. An act of sexual intercourse.

    Just a quick one before work

  9. A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).

    Now, he's a curious one.

    Well, well, well, it seems the silent one does have a voice, after all.

    a single person or thing

  10. A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).

    A person with a tendency to do something.

    He's not one for pulling his punches.

  11. (colloquial)A particularly special or compatible person or thing.

    I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month.

    That car's the one — I'll buy it.

  12. (dated, derogatory, euphemistic)A gay person.

Examples

36636 sentences
  1. There's no one but me here.

    Тут немає нікого крім мене.

    ruЗдесь кроме меня никого нет.

    deEs gibt dort niemand außer mir hier.

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  2. Let's try to understand one another.

    Спробуймо зрозуміти одне одного.

    ruДавай попробуем понять друг друга.

    deLass uns versuchen, einander zu verstehen.

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  3. No one has ever seen God.

    Бога ніхто ніколи не бачив.

    ruНикто никогда не видел Бога.

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  4. That small one is also mine.

    Той менший також мій.

    ruЭтот маленький тоже мой.

    deDer kleine da ist auch von mir.

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  5. No one believed me at first.

    Спочатку мені ніхто не повірив.

    ruСначала мне никто не поверил.

    deAm Anfang hat mir niemand geglaubt.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
digit or figure:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
digit or figure:

Forms

plural: ones
Singularone
Pluralones

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
US: one-dollar bill:singleB1
sortB1typeA1[the] type
mathematics: multiplicative identity:unity
Close in meaning
  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number:1Iacesingleunity

See also

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