1 one
Pronounced:
/ˈwʌn/
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural onesMeaning:
1 [count] : the number 1 ▪ one, two, three, four, …
2 [count] US : a one-dollar bill ▪ I don't have any ones. Can you break a five?
3 [noncount] : one o'clock ▪ I'll be there at one.
4 [count] : the first in a set or series ▪ On day one of his diet, he cut out sweets. ▪ She wears a size one.
2 [count] US : a one-dollar bill ▪ I don't have any ones. Can you break a five?
3 [noncount] : one o'clock ▪ I'll be there at one.
4 [count] : the first in a set or series ▪ On day one of his diet, he cut out sweets. ▪ She wears a size one.
as one
formal 1 : at the same time : all together ▪ They rose as one and cheered her.
2 : in agreement with each other ▪ We are as one on this issue.
2 : in agreement with each other ▪ We are as one on this issue.
at one with
1 : in a peaceful state as a part of something else ▪ I feel at one with nature. [=I feel very closely connected to nature]
2 formal : in a state of agreement with another person ▪ I am at one with you on this issue.
2 formal : in a state of agreement with another person ▪ I am at one with you on this issue.
for one
: as an example ▪ I, for one, disagree. [=I disagree] ▪ There were many spelling mistakes in the essay. “There” for “their,” for one.
in one
: combined in a single thing ▪ a dictionary and thesaurus (all) in one ▪ a DVD and VCR player in one
the odd one out —see 1odd