the one

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Noun

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the one (plural the ones)

  1. (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.
    1. (colloquial) A particular person destined to save the universe or world; the chosen one.
      Jesus Christ is the One, the savior.
      He (Neo) is the One.
      They, like me, believe him (Anakin Skywalker) to be The One.

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Pronoun

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the one (plural the ones)

  1. The person or thing.
    Here is the one I want to buy.
    In formal contexts, we can use 'that' and 'those' as substitutes meaning ‘the one(s)’.

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