Meaning

1 senses
  1. A friend or partner whom one brings along to an event; a guest of a guest.

    mit Begleitung, und Begleitung, Begleitung

Examples

29 sentences
  1. Let me be your plus one.

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  2. How much is two plus one?

    Скільки буде два плюс один?

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  3. Nine hundred and ninety-nine plus one is one thousand.

    Дев`ятсот дев`яносто дев`ять додати один, буде тисяча.

    ruДевятьсот девяносто девять плюс один будет тысяча.

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  4. In the arithmetic of love, one plus one makes a whole, and two minus one equals zero.

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  5. A majority is half plus one.

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Translations

3 languages
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Origin

From guest lists reading “John Doe + 1” meaning “John Doe plus one (unspecified) guest”. L

From guest lists reading “John Doe + 1” meaning “John Doe plus one (unspecified) guest”. Later generalized to invitations, particularly as an alternative to explicitly inviting both members of a couple: the invitee is welcome to bring a guest, be it a spouse, companion, date, friend, etc.

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Forms

plural: plus ones

Synonyms

2 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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