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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. 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.

More meanings 11
  1. Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context

    A joke or amusing anecdote.

    Did you hear the one about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac?

  2. A question.

    You already know, so you can answer that one yourselves

  3. 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

  4. 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.

  5. (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.

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

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

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

  8. The identity element with respect to multiplication in a ring.

    едини́цаjediníca

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

    An act of sexual intercourse.

    Just a quick one before work

More definitions
  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
  • a single person or thing

Forms

plural: ones
Singularone
Pluralones

regular

Synonyms

7 synonyms
(US)A one-dollar bill:singleB1
A person or thing:sortB1typeA1
The identity element with respect to multiplication in a…:unity
Close in meaning
  • the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number:1Iacesingleunity

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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