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. — ascolto

    ruЗдесь кроме меня никого нет. — sharptoothed

    deEs gibt dort niemand außer mir hier. — Felixjp

  2. 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

  3. No one has ever seen God.

    Бога ніхто ніколи не бачив. — deniko

    ruНикто никогда не видел Бога. — avenelanna

  4. That small one is also mine.

    Той менший також мій. — ascolto

    ruЭтот маленький тоже мой. — fjay69

    deDer kleine da ist auch von mir. — Hans_Adler

  5. No one believed me at first.

    Спочатку мені ніхто не повірив. — deniko

    ruСначала мне никто не поверил. — pandabear

    deAm Anfang hat mir niemand geglaubt. — MUIRIEL

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