single
Not accompanied by anything elseNot accompanied by anything else; one in number.
» I don't have a single enemy.
Ich habe nicht einen einzigen Feind.
У меня нет ни одного врага.
В мене немає жодного ворога.
Я не маю жодного ворога.
Meaning
9 senses(not comparable)Not accompanied by anything else; one in number.
Can you give me a single reason not to leave right now?
The vase contained a single long-stemmed rose.
einzeln, einzig, allein
оди́нodín, одна́odná, еди́нственныйjedínstvennyj
(not comparable)Not divided in parts.
The potatoes left the spoon and landed in a single big lump on the plate.
einzig, einheitlich, vereint
еди́ныйjedínyj, це́лыйcélyj
(not comparable)Designed for the use of only one.
a single room
einzel
одина́рныйodinárnyj, для одного́dlja odnovó
(not comparable)Performed by one person, or one on each side.
a single combat
(not comparable)Not married, and (in modern times) not dating or without a significant other.
Forms often ask if a person is single, married, divorced, or widowed. In this context, a person who is dating someone but who has never married puts "single".
Josh put down that he was a single male on the dating website.
ledig, unverheiratet, alleinstehend
нежена́тыйneženátyj, холосто́йxolostój, незаму́жняяnezamúžnjaja
(not comparable)Having only one rank or row of petals.
used of flowers having usually only one row or whorl of petals
(not comparable)Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.
(not comparable, obsolete)Simple and honest; sincere, without deceit.
(not comparable, obsolete)Simple; foolish; weak; silly.
Examples
1613 sentencesI don't have a single enemy.
В мене немає жодного ворога.
ruУ меня нет ни одного врага.
deIch habe nicht einen einzigen Feind.
I haven't missed a single meeting.
Я не пропустив жодної зустрічі.
ruЯ не пропустил ни одной встречи.
Are both of you still single?
Ви обидва все ще неодружені?
I thought Tom was still single.
Я думав, Том все ще неодружений.
ruЯ думал, Том всё ещё не женат.
Tom said that he was single.
Том сказав, що він неодружений.
ruТом сказал, что не женат.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 4
By meaning 4
Origin
From Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin siFrom Middle English single, sengle, from Old French sengle, saingle, sangle, from Latin singulus, a diminutive derived from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (“one”). Akin to Latin simplex (“simple”). See simple, and compare singular.
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Synonyms
13 synonyms- not divided among or brought to bear on more than one object or objective:undividedexclusive
- being or characteristic of a single thing or person:individualcase-by-caseitem-by-item
- not married or related to the unmarried state:unmarried
- characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing:individual
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
136 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- still single
- is still single
- a single word
- both still single
- wasn't a single
- are both single
- a single person
- single all his
- missed a single
- single word
- to stay single
- both single