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Meaning of one | Babel Free

Adjective masculine CEFR A1 Common
wʌn

Definitions

  1. Of a period of time, being particular.
    not-comparable
  2. The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
  3. Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
    not-comparable
  4. The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
  5. In accord or unity.
  6. Sole, only.
    not-comparable
  7. The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
  8. Everyone.
  9. Whole, entire.
    not-comparable
  10. first-person singular present indicative of unir
  11. The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.
  12. Individually in succession.
  13. In agreement.
    not-comparable
  14. a suffix used in the names of ketones and analogous chemical compounds: lactone; quinone.
  15. The same.
    not-comparable
  16. Alone in a given category:lone, only, particular, separate, single, singular, sole, solitary, unique.
  17. having one (of something). a one-legged man. een= ذو شَيءٍ واحِد еднокрак de um jedno- ein-... en- μονο-, που διαθέτει ένα από κτ. (ως α΄ συνθ.) de un..., uni-, un- ühe- ...یک ...؛ تک yksi- d'un/à un seul -אֶחָד, -אַחַת एक टांग का, लंगड़ा jedno- egy- satu ein- con un/una (...) 1- 하나인 vien(a)- (salikteņos) vien- satu één- en- jedno-, o jednym ... يو de um cu un (singur) одно- jedno- ki ima en (...) jedno- en มีหนึ่ง tek ...-li/lı 一個...的 одно- صرف ايک رکھنے والا có một vật 一个...的
  18. (slang) a one-night sex partner; sexual intercourse with a one-night partner. liefdesnag, eennagpassie شَريك في الجِنْس لِلَيْلَةٍ واحِدَه среща за една вечер caso de uma noite vztah/partner na jednu noc das One-night-Stand engangsknald σεξουαλική σχέση μιας βραδιάς ligue de una noche üheöösuhe رابطه جنسی یک شبه؛ همبستر یک شبه yhden yön juttu coup d'un soir “חָפוּז” एक रात का शो partner za jednu noć futó kaland pasangan seks satu malam (avventura di una notte) 一夜限りの情事(の相手) 하룻밤 즐기는 것 atsitikti...
    slang
  19. (something) made, intended etc for one occasion only. It's just a one-off arrangement. eenmalig لِمُناسَبَةٍ واحِدَه еднократен uma única vez specialista, jedinečnost, individuální einmalig engangs- που γίνεται για μια φορά, μια κι έξω intento único ühekordselt kasutatav فقط برای یک دفعه kertaluonteinen exceptionnel אֶחָד מ- jednokratan egyszeri satu kesempatan undantekning eccezionale 1度限りの 한 사람(한 번)만의 (것) vienkartinis, tam kartui skirtas ārkārtējs; vienreizējs sekali sahaja eenmaligengangs-...
    etc
  20. (also single parent family) a family with only a mother or a father to look after the children. enkelouer عائِلَة أحادِيَّة الوالِد أو الوالِدَه семейство с един рдоител família de pais separados rodina, kde je jen jeden z rodičů die Familie mit alleinerziehenden Elternteil familie med én forsørger μονογονεϊκή οικογένεια familia monoparental üksikvanemaga perekond خانواده ای که در آن یا پدر حضور دارد یا مادر yksinhuoltajaperhe famille monoparentale חָד-הוֹרִי samohrana obitelj csonka család i...
    also
  21. a person or animal that is one year old. eenjarige, jaar oud/oue عُمْرُه سَنَةً واحِدَه едногодишен (pessoa) de um ano de idade roční dítě/zvíře der/die Einjährige etårig άνθρωπος, ζώο ενός έτους (persona) de un año üheaastane هر چیز یک ساله yksivuotias (individu, etc.) âgé d'un an בֵּן שָׁנָה एक ���ाल का बच्चा या प्राणी jednogodišnjak egyéves berumur satu tahun eins árs gamall (bambino o animale di un anno) 1歳のもの 한 살 metinukas viengadnieks setahun eenjarige ettåring jednolatek, roczniak د يو...

Equivalents

العربية واحد واحدة
Deutsch Aas ein Eins
Español una uno
Français ONE un
Italiano uno
日本語 わん 一つ
한국어 하나
Nederlands een
Português um
Русский единица один одна одно раз
中文

Examples

“In some religions, there is more than one god.”
“In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.”
“One person, one vote.”
“A ceremony at which two persons undertake to become one, one undertakes to become nothing, and nothing undertakes to become supportable.”
“Venters began to count them—one—two—three—four—on up to sixteen.”
“One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do / Two can be as bad as one / It's the loneliest number since the number one”
“In 1964, Dupuy developed the “Theoretical Lethality Index” (TLI), which calculated the lethal capacity of weapons across time. The TLI table showed how many persons a soldier with a weapon could theoretically kill in one hour.”
“One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries.”
“One morning I had been driven to the precarious refuge afforded by the steps of the inn, after rejecting offers from the Celebrity to join him in a variety of amusements. But even here I was not free from interruption, for he was seated on a horse-block below me, playing with a fox terrier.”
“My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."”
“He is the one man who can help you.”
“The one male audience member at the concert is invited on stage.”
“Body and soul are not separate; they are one.”
“We are one on the importance of learning.”
“The two types look very different, but are one species.”

CEFR level

A1
Beginner
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.
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