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one*/*/*/
[wʌn]
grammar word summary: One can be: ■ a number: We have one child. ■ a determiner: He grew roses on one side of his garden, and vegetables on the other. ■ a pronoun: They are the ones who suffered. ♦ Sydney is one of the world's most exciting cities.
1) number the number 1
I've only got one hour free.[/ex]
They have one daughter and five sons.[/ex]
2) a single person or thing used for referring to a single person or thing when there are others of the same type
I bought three T-shirts – do you want one?[/ex]
One passenger said she had been waiting for 13 hours.[/ex]
I met one of her brothers.[/ex]
one of the best Japanese restaurants in town[/ex]
3) (plural ones)
used for referring to things used for referring to something when that type of thing has already been mentioned
It was a problem, but not a major one.[/ex]
Your experiences are ones that are shared by many other parents.[/ex]
I'm going to keep those boxes. The ones I want to get rid of are in the garage.[/ex]
I'd never seen a game like that one.[/ex]
4) the one
(plural the ones) used for referring to people used for referring to someone who is part of a group
David and I are the only ones left who are not married.[/ex]
Who is the one with the beard?[/ex]
5) in general statements British
formal used instead of ‘you' when you are making a statement about people in general, that also applies to yourself
One cannot be sure what lies ahead.[/ex]
6) the only the only person or thing of a particular type
My one concern is that not everyone will be able to attend.[/ex]
We're going to have to play the one team we did not want to play.[/ex]
7) used for emphasis used for emphasizing a particular fact, person, or thing
There's one thing you can be sure of – you won't get any help from him.[/ex]
One person who won't be invited is her ex-husband.[/ex]
8) used for comparison used for mentioning the first of two or more similar people or things, especially when you are comparing them
She had a glass in one hand and an empty bottle in the other.[/ex]
•
(all) in one — used for saying that someone or something can do many different things at the same time[/ex]
The device will give you telephone, television, and Internet all in one.[/ex]
one after another; one after the other — used for saying that actions are done or things happen with very little time between them[/ex]
They had four children one after another.[/ex]
one after another; one after the other — used for saying that each person or thing is immediately followed by the next[/ex]
One day I had three different exams one after the other.[/ex]
the one and only — used for introducing a famous person, or for saying that someone is very famous[/ex]
one by one — first one, then the next, then the next, separately[/ex]
Add the eggs one by one.[/ex]
one day/night/year etc — 1) on a particular day/night/year etc in the past[/ex]
One evening Sam didn't come home.[/ex]

— 2) on any day/night/year etc in the future

She knew that one day she'd get married.[/ex]
one or two — a small number of people or things[/ex]
Carla said she had one or two ideas of her own.[/ex]

Dictionary for writing and speaking English. 2014.

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