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(cardinal) A numerical value equal to ; the first number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the smallest nonempty set. Ordinal: first.
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The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first'' or ''number one .
(lb) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
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The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
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*:Study gives strength to the mind; conversation, grace: the first apt to give stiffness, the other suppleness: one gives substance and form to the statue, the other polishes it.
(lb) Any person (applying to people in general).
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*:It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
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*:With fresh material, taxonomic conclusions are leavened by recognition that the material examined reflects the site it occupied; a herbarium packet gives one' only a small fraction of the data desirable for sound conclusions. Herbarium material does not, indeed, allow ' one to extrapolate safely: what you see is what you get.
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, title= (lb) Any person, entity or thing.
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(mathematics) The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a .
The digit or figure 1.
(US) A one-dollar bill.
(cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.
A joke or amusing anecdote.
* Did you hear the one about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac?
(colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
* I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month.
* That car's the one — I'll buy it.
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(Internet slang, leet, sarcastic) Used instead of to amplify an exclamation, imitating unskilled users who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points.
* 2003' September 26, "DEAL WITH IT!!!!11'''one !!", in alt.games.video.nintendo.gamecube, ''Usenet
* 2004' November 9, "AWK sound recorder!!!11!!11'''one ", in comp.lang.awk, ''Usenet
* 2007' December 1, "STANFORD!!1!!1!'''one'''!11!!1'''oneone !1!1!", in rec.sport.football.college, ''Usenet
Of a period of time, being particular; as, one morning, one year.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4
, passage=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.}}
Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
Sole, only.
Whole, entire.
In agreement.
The same.
Being a preeminent example.
Being an unknown person with the specified name.
(obsolete) To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.
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(interrogative) (Used to introduce questions about time).
(Used to introduce indirect questions about time).
At an earlier and less prosperous time.
At what time.
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, title=(The Celebrity), chapter=4
, passage=The Celebrity, by arts unknown, induced Mrs. Judge Short and two other ladies to call at Mohair on an afternoon when Mr. Cooke was trying a trotter on the track.
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*:Turning back, then, toward the basement staircase, she began to grope her way through blinding darkness, but had taken only a few uncertain steps when , of a sudden, she stopped short and for a little stood like a stricken thing, quite motionless save that she quaked to her very marrow in the grasp of a great and enervating fear.
At such time as.
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At a time in the past.
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*{{quote-news, year=2012, date=April 22, author=Sam Sheringham, work=BBC Sport
, title= (interrogative) What time; which time
The time.
As pronouns the difference between one and when
is that one is (lb) one thing (among a group of others); one member of a group while when is (interrogative) what time; which time.As nouns the difference between one and when
is that one is (mathematics) the neutral element with respect to multiplication in a while when is the time.As a numeral one
is (cardinal) a numerical value equal to ; the first number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the smallest nonempty set ordinal: first.As an adjective one
is of a period of time, being particular; as, one morning, one year.As a verb one
is (obsolete|transitive) to cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.As an adverb when is
(interrogative) (used to introduce questions about time).As a conjunction when is
at what time.As an interjection when is
that's enough,.one
English
Alternative forms
* (l), (l) (both obsolete) * Arabic numeral: (see for numerical forms in other scripts) * Roman numeral: INumeral
(head)- There is only one Earth.
- In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
- One''' person, '''one vote.
- Venters began to count them—one —two—three—four—on up to sixteen.
Synonyms
*See also
*Pronoun
(English Pronouns (possessive'' ''', ''plural'' ' ones )Heads designed for an essay on conversations
citation, passage=She was a fat, round little woman, richly apparelled in velvet and lace,
citation, passage=‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one' has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so ' one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’}}
If we're all Martians, who are the aliens?, passage=One has to admire the sheer optimism of modern science: I love the fact that there is such a discipline as astrobiology, whose practitioners' task is to imagine what life might be like on other planets. Yet here on the home planet we have profoundly strange aliens of our own.}}
Synonyms
* (unidentified person) you, they in nominative personal case.Derived terms
* oneness * oneselfNoun
(en noun)- When you love a woman then tell her
- that she's really wanted
- When you love a woman then tell her that she's the one
- 'cause she needs somebody to tell her
- that it's gonna last forever
- A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!!?!
- B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one'''!!'''one !!eleven!!1!
Synonyms
* unity * single * , elevenAdjective
(-)Derived terms
* all one * one and only * one-on-one * one or two * one-two * one-up * the oneVerb
(on)- The rich folk that embraced and oned all their heart to treasure of the world.
Statistics
*when
English
(wikipedia when)Adverb
(-)- When will they arrive ?
- Do you know when they arrived?
- Do you know when they will arrive?
- Do you know when they arrive?
- He's mister high and mighty now, but I remember him when .
Conjunction
(missing senses) (English Conjunctions)Geothermal Energy, volume=101, issue=4, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=Energy has seldom been found where we need it when we want it. Ancient nomads, wishing to ward off the evening chill and enjoy a meal around a campfire, had to collect wood and then spend time and effort coaxing the heat of friction out from between sticks to kindle a flame. With more settled people, animals were harnessed to capstans or caged in treadmills to turn grist into meal.}}
Liverpool 0-1 West Brom, passage=The Baggies had offered little threat until the 28th minute, but when their first chance came it was a clear one.}}
Derived terms
* whenwePronoun
(English Pronouns)- Since when do I need your permission?
Noun
(en noun)- A good article will cover the who, the what, the when , the where, the why and the how .
