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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

ONE, a. wun. [L. unus; Gr.]
1. Single in number; individual; as one man; one book. There is one sun only in our system of planets.
2. Indefinitely, some or any. You will one day repent of your folly. But in this phrase, one day is equivalent to some future time.
3. It follows any.
When any one heareth the word of the kingdom. Matthew 13.
4. Different; diverse; opposed to another. It is one thing to promise, and another to fulfill.
5. It is used with another, to denote mutuality or reciprocation. Be kind and assist one another.
6. It is used with another, to denote average or mean proportion. The coins one with another, weigh seven penny weight each.
7. One of two; opposed to other.
Ask from one side of heaven to the other. Deutoronomy 4.
8. Single by union; undivided; the same.
The church is therefore one, though the members may be many.
9. Single in kind; the same.
One plague was on you all and on your lords. 2 Samuel 4.
1. One day, on a certain or particular day, referring to time past.
One day when Phoebe fair with all her band was following the chase.
2. Referring to future time; at a future time, indefinitely. [See One, No. 2.]
At one, in union; in agreement or concord.
The king resolved to keep Ferdinand and Philip at one with themselves.
In one, in union; in one united body.
One, like many other adjectives is used without a noun, and is to be considered as a substitute for some noun understood. Let the men depart one by one; count them one by one; every one has his peculiar habits; we learn of one another, that is, we learn, one of us learns of another.
In this use, as a substitute, one may be plural; as the great ones of the earth; they came with their little ones.
It also denotes union, a united body.
Ye are all one in Christ Jesus. Galatians 3.
One o'clock, one hour of the clock that is, as signified or represented by the clock.
One is used indefinitely for any person; as, one sees; one knows; after the French manner, on voit. Our ancestors used man in this manner; man sees; man knows; "man brohte," man brought, that is, they brought.
This word we have received from the Latin through the Italian and French. The same word from our Saxon ancestors we write an.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish" [syn: one, 1, i, ane]
2: having the indivisible character of a unit; "a unitary action"; "spoke with one voice" [syn: one, unitary]
3: of the same kind or quality; "two animals of one species"
4: used informally as an intensifier; "that is one fine dog"
5: indefinite in time or position; "he will come one day"; "one place or another"
6: being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution"
7: eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" [syn: matchless, nonpareil, one, one and only, peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled] n
1: the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one" [syn: one, 1, I, ace, single, unity]
2: a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered"

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English on, an, from Old English ?n; akin to Old High German ein one, Latin unus (Old Latin oinos), Sanskrit eka Date: before 12th century 1. being a single unit or thing <one day at a time> 2. a. being one in particular <early one morning> b. being preeminently what is indicated <one fine person> 3. a. being the same in kind or quality <both of one species> b. (1) constituting a unified entity of two or more components <the combined elements form one substance> (2) being in agreement or union <am one with you on this> 4. a. some 1 <will see you again one day> b. being a certain individual specified by name <one John Doe made a speech> 5. only 2a <the one person she wanted to marry> II. noun Date: before 12th century 1. — see number table 2. the number denoting unity 3. a. the first in a set or series — often used with an attributive noun <day one> b. an article of clothing of a size designated one <wears a one> 4. a single person or thing <has the one but needs the other> 5. a one-dollar bill III. pronoun Date: 13th century 1. a certain indefinitely indicated person or thing <saw one of his friends> 2. a. an individual of a vaguely indicated group ; anyone at all <one never knows> b. — used as a third person substitute for a first person pronoun <I'd like to read more but one doesn't have the time> 3. a single instance of a specified action <felt like belting him one — John Casey> Usage: Sense 2a is usually a sign of a formal style. A formal style excludes the participation of the reader or hearer; thus one is used where a less formal style might address the reader directly <for the consequences of such choices, one has only oneself to thank — Walker Gibson>. This generic one has never been common in informal use in either British or American English, and people who start sentences with one often shift to another pronoun more natural to casual discourse <when one is learning the river, he is not allowed to do or think about anything else — Mark Twain>. Use of one to replace a first-person pronoun—sense 2b—has occasionally been criticized. It is more common in British English than in American <I'm watching this pretty carefully and I hope that the issue will come up in the Lords and one may be able to speak about it — Donald Coggan>.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj., n., & pron. --adj. 1 single and integral in number. 2 (with a noun implied) a single person or thing of the kind expressed or implied (one of the best; a nasty one). 3 a particular but undefined, esp. as contrasted with another (that is one view; one thing after another). b colloq. (as an emphatic) a noteworthy example of (that is one difficult question). 4 only such (the one man who can do it). 5 forming a unity (one and undivided). 6 identical; the same (of one opinion). --n. 1 a the lowest cardinal number. b a thing numbered with it. 2 unity; a unit (one is half of two; came in ones and twos). 3 a single thing or person or example (often referring to a noun previously expressed or implied: the big dog and the small one). 4 colloq. an alcoholic drink (have a quick one; have one on me). 5 a story or joke (the one about the frog). --pron. 1 a person of a specified kind (loved ones; like one possessed). 2 any person, as representing people in general (one is bound to lose in the end). 3 I, me (one would like to help). Usage: Often regarded as an affectation. Phrases and idioms: all one (often foll. by to) a matter of indifference. at one in agreement. for one being one, even if the only one (I for one do not believe it). for one thing as a single consideration, ignoring others. one another each the other or others (as a formula of reciprocity: love one another). one-armed bandit colloq. a fruit machine worked by a long handle at the side. one by one singly, successively. one day 1 on an unspecified day. 2 at some unspecified future date. one-horse 1 using a single horse. 2 colloq. small, poorly equipped. one-liner colloq. a single brief sentence, often witty or apposite. one-man involving, done, or operated by only one man. one-night stand 1 a single performance of a play etc. in a place. 2 colloq. a sexual liaison lasting only one night. one-off colloq. made or done as the only one; not repeated. one or two see OR(1). one-piece (of a bathing-suit etc.) made as a single garment. one-sided 1 favouring one side in a dispute; unfair, partial. 2 having or occurring on one side only. 3 larger or more developed on one side. one-sidedly in a one-sided manner. one-sidedness the act or state of being one-sided. one-time former. one-to-one with one member of one group corresponding to one of another. one-track mind a mind preoccupied with one subject. one-two colloq. 1 Boxing the delivery of two punches in quick succession. 2 Football etc. a series of reciprocal passes between two advancing players. one-up colloq. having a particular advantage. one-upmanship colloq. the art of maintaining a psychological advantage. one-way allowing movement or travel in one direction only. Etymology: OE an f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

One One, a. [OE. one, on, an, AS. ["a]n; akin to D. een, OS. ["e]n, OFries. ["e]n, ["a]n, G. ein, Dan. een, Sw. en, Icel. einn, Goth. ains, W. un, Ir. & Gael. aon, L. unus, earlier oinos, oenos, Gr. ? the ace on dice; cf. Skr. ["e]ka. The same word as the indefinite article a, an. [root] 299. Cf. 2d A, 1st An, Alone, Anon, Any, None, Nonce, Only, Onion, Unit.] 1. Being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no more; not multifold; single; individual. The dream of Pharaoh is one. --Gen. xli. 25. O that we now had here But one ten thousand of those men in England. --Shak. 2. Denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken of indefinitely; a certain. ``I am the sister of one Claudio'' [--Shak.], that is, of a certain man named Claudio. 3. Pointing out a contrast, or denoting a particular thing or person different from some other specified; -- used as a correlative adjective, with or without the. From the one side of heaven unto the other. --Deut. iv. 32. 4. Closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a whole. The church is therefore one, though the members may be many. --Bp. Pearson 5. Single in kind; the same; a common. One plague was on you all, and on your lords. --1 Sam. vi. 4. 6. Single; inmarried. [Obs.] Men may counsel a woman to be one. --Chaucer. Note: One is often used in forming compound words, the meaning of which is obvious; as, one-armed, one-celled, one-eyed, one-handed, one-hearted, one-horned, one-idead, one-leaved, one-masted, one-ribbed, one-story, one-syllable, one-stringed, one-winged, etc. All one, of the same or equal nature, or consequence; as, he says that it is all one what course you take. --Shak.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

One One, n. 1. A single unit; as, one is the base of all numbers. 2. A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i. 3. A single person or thing. ``The shining ones.'' --Bunyan. ``Hence, with your little ones.'' --Shak. He will hate the one, and love the other. --Matt. vi. 24. That we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. --Mark x. 37. After one, after one fashion; alike. [Obs.] --Chaucer. At one, in agreement or concord. See At one, in the Vocab. Ever in one, continually; perpetually; always. [Obs.] --Chaucer. In one, in union; in a single whole. One and one, One by one, singly; one at a time; one after another. ``Raising one by one the suppliant crew.'' --Dryden.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

One One, v. t. To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite; to assimilite. [Obs.] The rich folk that embraced and oned all their heart to treasure of the world. --Chaucer.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

One One, indef. pron. Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one would have well done, one should do one's self. It was well worth one's while. --Hawthorne. Against this sort of condemnation one must steel one's self as one best can. --G. Eliot. Note: One is often used with some, any, no, each, every, such, a, many a, another, the other, etc. It is sometimes joined with another, to denote a reciprocal relation. When any one heareth the word. --Matt. xiii. 19. She knew every one who was any one in the land of Bohemia. --Compton Reade. The Peloponnesians and the Athenians fought against one another. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). The gentry received one another. --Thackeray.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(ones) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. One is the number 1. They had three sons and one daughter. ...one thousand years ago... Scotland beat England one-nil at Wembley. ...one of the children killed in the crash. NUM 2. If you say that someone or something is the one person or thing of a particular kind, you are emphasizing that they are the only person or thing of that kind. They had alienated the one man who knew the business... His one regret is that he has never learned a language. = only ADJ: det ADJ [emphasis] 3. One can be used instead of 'a' to emphasize the following noun. There is one thing I would like to know–What is it about Tim that you find so irresistible?... One person I hate is Russ. DET: DET sing-n [emphasis] 4. You can use one instead of 'a' to emphasize the following adjective or expression. (INFORMAL) If we ever get married we'll have one terrific wedding... It's like one enormous street carnival here. DET: DET adj sing-n [emphasis] 5. You can use one to refer to the first of two or more things that you are comparing. Prices vary from one shop to another... The road hugs the coast for hundreds of miles, the South China Sea on one side, jungle on the other. DET: DET sing-n • One is also an adjective. We ask why peace should have an apparent chance in the one territory and not the other. ADJ: det ADJ • One is also a pronoun. The twins were dressed differently and one was thinner than the other. PRON 6. You can use one or ones instead of a noun when it is clear what type of thing or person you are referring to and you are describing them or giving more information about them. They are selling their house to move to a smaller one... We test each one to see that it flies well. PRON 7. You use ones to refer to people in general. We are the only ones who know. PRON 8. You can use one instead of a noun group when you have just mentioned something and you want to describe it or give more information about it. His response is one of anger and frustration... The issue of land reform was one that dominated Hungary's parliamentary elections. PRON: PRON of n, PRON that 9. You can use one when you have been talking or writing about a group of people or things and you want to say something about a particular member of the group. 'A college degree isn't enough', said one honors student. DET: DET sing-n • One is also a pronoun. Some of them couldn't eat a thing. One couldn't even drink. PRON 10. You use one in expressions such as 'one of the biggest airports' or 'one of the most experienced players' to indicate that something or someone is bigger or more experienced than most other things or people of the same kind. Subaru is one of the smallest Japanese car makers. QUANT: QUANT of adj-superl 11. You can use one when referring to a time in the past or in the future. For example, if you say that you did something one day, you mean that you did it on a day in the past. How would you like to have dinner one night, just you and me?... Then one evening Harry phoned, asking me to come to their flat as soon as possible. one day: see day DET: DET sing-n 12. You use one to make statements about people in general which also apply to themselves. One can be used as the subject or object of a sentence. (FORMAL) If one looks at the longer run, a lot of positive things are happening... Shares and bonds can bring one quite a considerable additional income. PRON 13. If you say that someone is one for or is a one for something, you mean that they like or approve of it or enjoy doing it. I'm not one for political discussions... She was a real one for flirting with the boys. PHRASE: oft with brd-neg, v-link PHR n/-ing 14. You can use for one to emphasize that a particular person is definitely reacting or behaving in a particular way, even if other people are not. I, for one, hope you don't get the job. PHRASE: PHR before v [emphasis] 15. You can use expressions such as a hundred and one, a thousand and one, and a million and one to emphasize that you are talking about a large number of things or people. There are a hundred and one ways in which you can raise money. PHRASE: usu PHR pl-n [emphasis] 16. You can use in one to indicate that something is a single unit, but is made up of several different parts or has several different functions. ...a love story and an adventure all in one... This cream moisturises and repairs in one. PHRASE: pl-n PHR, PHR after v 17. You use one after the other or one after another to say that actions or events happen with very little time between them. My three guitars broke one after the other... One after another, people described how hard it is for them to get medical care. PHRASE: PHR with cl 18. The one and only can be used in front of the name of an actor, singer, or other famous person when they are being introduced on a show. ...one of the greatest ever rock performers, the one and only Tina Turner. PHRASE: PHR n-proper 19. You can use one by one to indicate that people do things or that things happen in sequence, not all at the same time. We went into the room one by one... One by one the houses burst into flames. PHRASE: PHR with cl 20. You use one or other to refer to one or more things or people in a group, when it does not matter which particular one or ones are thought of or chosen. One or other of the two women was wrong. PHRASE: usu PHR of pl-n 21. One or two means a few. We may make one or two changes... I asked one or two of the stallholders about it. PHRASE: oft PHR pl-n, PHR of pl-n 22. If you say that someone is not one to do something, you think that it is very unlikely that they would do it because it is not their normal behaviour. I'm not one to waste time on just anyone. PHRASE: PHR to-inf, usu v-link PHR 23. If you try to get one up on someone, you try to gain an advantage over them. ...the competitive kind who will see this as the opportunity to be one up on you. PHRASE: PHR n, usu v-link PHR, PHR after v 24. one another: see another one thing after another: see another of one mind: see mind in one piece: see piece

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

wun.

See NUMBER.

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. 1. Single, individual. 2. The same, common, single in kind. 3. United, undivided. 4. Some, any. II. n. 1. Unit. 2. Individual, person, human being.

Moby Thesaurus

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