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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Old English an (same word as an), from Proto-Germanic *ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European *óynos (“‘single, one’”). Cognate with German ein, Dutch een/één, French un and Russian один (odin).

[edit] Pronunciation

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[edit] Cardinal number

one (plural ones)

  1. (cardinal) The first number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
    There is only one Earth.
    In Western culture, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
    One person, one vote.
  2. The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.
  3. Describing a set or group with one component.

[edit] Usage notes

  • For what reason are the English words one and once pronounced so, while other words derived from one, like alone, only and atone, pronounced with a long o? Stressed vowels often became diphthongs over time (Latin bona → Italian buona and Spanish buena). A similar thing happened in the late Middle Ages to the English words one and once, first recorded circa 1400. The vowel sound underwent some changes, such as the pronunciation (from ōn → ōōōn → wōn → wōōn → wŏŏn → wŭn).

[edit] Translations

first number
ordinal number
See first and number
set or group with one component

[edit] Pronoun

one (reflexive oneself, possessive one’s)

  1. (nominative case) Any person or thing.
    One shouldn’t be too quick to judge.
    The big one looks good.
  2. (accusative case) Any person or thing.
    I want the green one.
    One’s guilt may trouble one.

[edit] Synonyms

  • you, they in nominative personal case.

[edit] Translations

nominative
accusative
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  • Hindi: not translated "I want the green one" = "हरावाला चाहता हूँ" (the adj. and the verb agree) (literally, "I want the one which is green").

[edit] Noun

Singular
one

Plural
ones

one (plural ones)

  1. (mathematics) The neutral element with respect to multiplication in a ring.
  2. The digit or figure 1.
  3. (US) A one-dollar bill.
  4. (cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running between the wickets; a single.

[edit] Translations

neutral element in multiplication
digit or figure
dollar bill
cricket: single
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Vietnamese: một, một giờ, cú đấm, một người nào đó, người ta, ai

[edit] Adjective

one (not comparable)

Positive
one

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Of a period of time, being particular; as, one morning, one year.
    One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries.
  2. A single, unspecified thing; a; any.
    My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."
  3. Sole, only.
    He is the one man who can help you.
  4. Whole, entire.
    He is one hell of a guy.

[edit] Translations

of a period of time
a single, unspecificed thing
sole, only
whole, entire