One — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

a single person or thing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈʌn/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɒn/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɒn/

1 syllable Say it as /wˈʌn/.

Examples

he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it
they had lunch at one
he is the best one

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

I unitary ane nonpareil single peerless unrivaled unmatched unrivalled matchless 1 one and only i ace unmatchable unity

Parts of Speech

noun	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”
noun	a single person or thing “he is the best one”
adjective	used of a single unit or thing; not two or more “`ane' is Scottish”
adjective	having the indivisible character of a unit “a unitary action”
adjective	of the same kind or quality “two animals of one species”
adjective	used informally as an intensifier “that is one fine dog”
adjective	indefinite in time or position “he will come one day”
adjective	being a single entity made by combining separate components “three chemicals combining into one solution”
adjective	eminent beyond or above comparison “matchless beauty”

Word Forms

oneness

noun

the quality of being united into one

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

eins

die kleinste ganze Zahl oder eine diese Zahl darstellende Zahl

🇫🇷French

un

le plus petit nombre entier ou un chiffre représentant ce nombre

🇪🇸Spanish

uno

el número entero más pequeño o un número que represente este número

🇮🇹Italian

uno

il numero intero più piccolo o una cifra che rappresenta questo numero

🇳🇱Dutch

een

het kleinste gehele getal of een cijfer dat dit getal vertegenwoordigt

🇵🇹Portuguese

um

o menor número inteiro ou um numeral que representa esse número

🇷🇺Russian

один

наименьшее целое число или цифра, представляющая это число

India

🇮🇳Hindi

एक

इस संख्या को दर्शाने वाली सबसे छोटी पूर्ण संख्या या अंक

🇧🇩Bengali

এক

ক্ষুদ্রতম পূর্ণ সংখ্যা বা এই সংখ্যার প্রতিনিধিত্বকারী একটি সংখ্যা

🇮🇳Tamil

ஒன்று

இந்த எண்ணைக் குறிக்கும் சிறிய முழு எண் அல்லது எண்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఒకటి

ఈ సంఖ్యను సూచించే అతి చిన్న పూర్ణ సంఖ్య లేదా సంఖ్య

🇮🇳Marathi

एक

सर्वात लहान पूर्ण संख्या किंवा ही संख्या दर्शविणारी संख्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

એક

સૌથી નાની પૂર્ણ સંખ્યા અથવા આ સંખ્યા રજૂ કરતી સંખ્યા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒಂದು

ಚಿಕ್ಕ ಪೂರ್ಣ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಅಥವಾ ಈ ಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಪ್ರತಿನಿಧಿಸುವ ಅಂಕಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഒന്ന്

ഈ സംഖ്യയെ പ്രതിനിധീകരിക്കുന്ന ഏറ്റവും ചെറിയ പൂർണ്ണ സംഖ്യ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു സംഖ്യ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਇੱਕ

ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਛੋਟੀ ਸੰਪੂਰਨ ਸੰਖਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਇਸ ਸੰਖਿਆ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਸੰਖਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

ایک

سب سے چھوٹی پوری تعداد یا ایک ہندسہ جو اس نمبر کی نمائندگی کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

一

最小的整数或代表该数字的数字

🇯🇵Japanese

1つ

最小の整数、またはこの数を表す数値

🇰🇷Korean

하나

가장 작은 정수 또는 이 숫자를 나타내는 숫자

🇻🇳Vietnamese

một

số nguyên nhỏ nhất hoặc một chữ số đại diện cho số này

🇹🇭Thai

หนึ่ง

จำนวนเต็มที่น้อยที่สุดหรือตัวเลขที่แทนตัวเลขนี้

🇮🇩Indonesian

satu

bilangan bulat terkecil atau angka yang mewakili bilangan ini

🇵🇭Filipino

isa

ang pinakamaliit na buong numero o isang numeral na kumakatawan sa bilang na ito

🇲🇾Malay

satu

nombor bulat terkecil atau nombor yang mewakili nombor ini

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

واحد

أصغر عدد صحيح أو رقم يمثل هذا الرقم

🇮🇷Persian

یکی

کوچکترین عدد صحیح یا عددی که این عدد را نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

bir

en küçük tam sayı veya bu sayıyı temsil eden bir sayı

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֶחָד

המספר השלם הקטן ביותר או ספרה המייצגת מספר זה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'one'?

The primary meaning of 'one' is 'the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'one' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'one' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'one' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'one' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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