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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  -one \-one\ suff. (Chem.)
     A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of
     which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of
     hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated
     hydrocarbons; as, nonone. [archaic]
     [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  One \One\ (w[u^]n), 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. o'i`nh 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The dream of Pharaoh is one.          --Gen. xli.
                                                    25.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              O that we now had here
              But one ten thousand of those men in England.
                                                    --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              From the one side of heaven unto the other. --Deut.
                                                    iv. 32.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a
        whole.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The church is therefore one, though the members may
              be many.                              --Bp. Pearson
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Single in kind; the same; a common.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              One plague was on you all, and on your lords. --1
                                                    Sam. vi. 4.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. Single; unmarried. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Men may counsel a woman to be one.    --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     All one, of the same or equal nature, or consequence; all
        the same; as, he says that it is all one what course you
        take. --Shak.
  
     One day.
        (a) On a certain day, not definitely specified, referring
            to time past.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  One day when Phoebe fair,
                  With all her band, was following the chase.
                                                    --Spenser.
            [1913 Webster]
        (b) Referring to future time: At some uncertain day or
            period in the future; some day.
            [1913 Webster]
  
                  Well, I will marry one day.       --Shak.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  -one \-one\ ([=o]n). [From Gr. -w`nh, signifying, female
     descendant.] (Chem.)
     A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which
     it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  One \One\ (w[u^]n), indef. pron.
     Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one
     would have well done, one should do one's self.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           It was well worth one's while.           --Hawthorne.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Against this sort of condemnation one must steel one's
           self as one best can.                    --G. Eliot.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 When any one heareth the word.     --Matt. xiii.
                                                    19.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 She knew every one who was any one in the land of
                 Bohemia.                           --Compton
                                                    Reade.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 The Peloponnesians and the Athenians fought
                 against one another.               --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. ).
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 The gentry received one another.   --Thackeray.
           [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  One \One\, n.
     1. A single unit; as, one is the base of all numbers.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. A single person or thing. ``The shining ones.'' --Bunyan.
        ``Hence, with your little ones.'' --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              He will hate the one, and love the other. --Matt.
                                                    vi. 24.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              That we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the
              other on thy left hand, in thy glory. --Mark x. 37.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
  
     one on one contesting an opponent individually; -- in a
        contest.
  
     go one on one, to contest one opponent by oneself; -- in a
        game, esp. basketball.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  One \One\, v. t.
     To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to
     unite; to assimilite. [Obs.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The rich folk that embraced and oned all their heart to
           treasure of the world.                   --Chaucer.
     [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  ONE
       Open Network Environment (Netscape)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  -one \-one\ [From Gr. -w`nh, signifying, female descendant.]
     (Chem.)
     A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which
     it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  -one \-one\(Chem.)
     A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of
     which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of
     hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated
     hydrocarbonsl as, nonone.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  one
       adj 1: used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is
              Scottish" [syn: 1, i, ane]
       2: particular but unspecified; "early one evening" [syn: one(a)]
       3: having the indivisible character of a unit; "a unitary
          action"; "spoke with one voice" [syn: one(a), unitary]
       4: of the same kind or quality; "two animals of one species"
          [syn: one(a)]
       5: used informally as an intensifier; "that is one fine dog"
          [syn: one(a)]
       6: indefinite in time or position; "he will come one day"; "one
          place or another" [syn: one(a)]
       7: being the single appropriate individual of a kind; only;
          "the one horse that could win this race"; "the one person
          I could marry" [syn: one(a)]
       8: being one in number--a single unit or thing; "one person is
          going"; "her one thought was to win"; "I'm just one player
          on the team"; "one day is just like the next"; "seen one
          horse and you've seen them all" [syn: one(a)]
       9: being a single entity made by combining separate components;
          "three chemicals combining into one solution"
       10: 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(a), one and
           only(a), 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: 1, I, ace,
             single, unity]
       2: a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the
          one I ordered"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  one
     Πολωνικά pron.
     αυτές, αυτά

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  'one
     Rapa Nui n.
     sand

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -one
     Latin suf.
     (inflection of la -ō  abl s)
     Latvian suf.
     (female equivalent of lv -onis POS=suffix)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  one
     a.
     1 Of a period of time, being particular.
     2 Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
     3 sole, only.
     4 whole, entire.
     5 In agreement.
     6 The same.
     7 Being a preeminent example.
     8 Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a
  certain#Adjective".
     n.
     1 The digit or figure 1.
     2 (lb en mathematics) The neutral element with respect to
  multiplication in a ring#Etymology_3.
     3 (lb en US) A one-dollar bill.
     4 One o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
     5 (lb en cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running
  between the wickets; a single.
     6 A joke or amusing anecdote.
     {lb|en|followed+by+'''(m+en+for)'''" rel="nofollow">7 {lb|en|followed by '''(m en for)''' A person (having some
  specified characteristic or attribute).
     8 (lb en colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or
  thing.
     num.
     1 (cln en cardinal numbers) The (l en number) represented by the (l
  en Arabic numeral) (l en 1); the numerical value equal to that cardinal
  number.
     2 (lb en number theory) The (l en first) (l en positive) (l en
  number) in the set of (l en natural numbers).
     3 (lb en set theory) The (l en cardinality) of the smallest (l en
  nonempty) set.
     4 (lb en mathematics) The (l en ordinality) of an element which has
  no (l en predecessor), usually called ''(l en first)'' or ''(l en number
  one)''.
     pron.
     1 (lb en impersonal pronoun indefinite) One thing (among a group of
  others); one member of a group.
     2 (lb en impersonal pronoun sometimes with "the") The first
  mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
     vb.
     To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.
     part.
     1 (ngd: Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the
  characteristics of someone or something.)
     2 (ngd: Used to emphasize or explain something without specifying the
  direct object.)
     3 (ngd: A nominalizer; used to form a noun phrase without a head
  noun.)
     pron.
     (lb en relative rare) (ngd: Functions as a relative pronoun at the
  end of a relative clause.)
     Hawaiian n.
     sand
     Mangarevan n.
     sand
     Middle English adv.
     (alt form enm on  on)
     Middle English prep.
     (alt form enm on)
     Middle English num.
     (alt form enm on)
     Middle English adv.
     (alt form enm on  singly)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hone  delay)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm onen)
     Middle English vb.
     (lb enm Early ME) (alt form enm unnen)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wone  course)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm oven)
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm owen)
     Old Frisian prep.
     except
     Rarotongan n.
     sand
     Serbo-Croatian pron.
     1 they ((inflection of sh òna  nom p t=she)); nonvirile third-person
  plural pronoun, used for all groups not containing men
     2 (inflection of sh onaj  m p acc)
     Tahitian n.
     1 sand
     2 dust
     Tokelauan n.
     1 beach of sand
     2 gunpowder
     Tuamotuan n.
     sand

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  One
     Translingual n.
     (alt case mul one nodot=1) (ng: of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony
  alphabet).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  -one
     suf.
     1 a ketone
     2 any similar compound containing a carbonyl functional group

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  one
     a.
     1 Of a period of time, being particular.
     2 Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
     3 sole, only.
     4 whole, entire.
     5 In agreement.
     6 The same.
     7 Being a preeminent example.
     8 Being an unknown person with the specified name; see also "a
  certain#Adjective".
     n.
     1 The digit or figure 1.
     2 (lb en mathematics) The neutral element with respect to
  multiplication in a ring#Etymology_3.
     3 (lb en US) A one-dollar bill.
     4 One o'clock, either a.m. or p.m.
     5 (lb en cricket) One run scored by hitting the ball and running
  between the wickets; a single.
     6 A joke or amusing anecdote.
     {lb|en|followed+by+'''(m+en+for)'''" rel="nofollow">7 {lb|en|followed by '''(m en for)''' A person (having some
  specified characteristic or attribute).
     8 (lb en colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or
  thing.
     num.
     1 (cln en cardinal numbers) The (l en number) represented by the (l
  en Arabic numeral) (l en 1); the numerical value equal to that cardinal
  number.
     2 (lb en number theory) The (l en first) (l en positive) (l en
  number) in the set of (l en natural numbers).
     3 (lb en set theory) The (l en cardinality) of the smallest (l en
  nonempty) set.
     4 (lb en mathematics) The (l en ordinality) of an element which has
  no (l en predecessor), usually called ''(l en first)'' or ''(l en number
  one)''.
     pron.
     1 (lb en impersonal pronoun indefinite) One thing (among a group of
  others); one member of a group.
     2 (lb en impersonal pronoun sometimes with "the") The first
  mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
     vb.
     To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite.
     part.
     1 (ngd: Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the
  characteristics of someone or something.)
     2 (ngd: Used to emphasize or explain something without specifying the
  direct object.)
     3 (ngd: A nominalizer; used to form a noun phrase without a head
  noun.)
     pron.
     (lb en relative rare) (ngd: Functions as a relative pronoun at the
  end of a relative clause.)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  -one
     Latin suf.
     (inflection of la -ō  abl s)
     Latvian suf.
     (female equivalent of lv -onis POS=suffix)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  one
     Middle English adv.
     (alt form enm on  on)
     Middle English prep.
     (alt form enm on)
     Middle English num.
     (alt form enm on)
     Middle English adv.
     (alt form enm on  singly)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hone  delay)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm onen)
     Middle English vb.
     (lb enm Early ME) (alt form enm unnen)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wone  course)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm oven)
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm owen)
     Old Frisian prep.
     except
     Serbo-Croatian pron.
     1 they ((inflection of sh òna  nom p t=she)); nonvirile third-person
  plural pronoun, used for all groups not containing men
     2 (inflection of sh onaj  m p acc)
     Translingual n.
     (phonetic alphabet NATO/ICAO=1 num=1 1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  One
     Translingual n.
     (alt case mul one nodot=1) (ng: of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony
  alphabet).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  -one
     Latin suf.
     (inflection of la -ō  abl s)
     Latvian suf.
     (female equivalent of lv -onis POS=suffix)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  one
     Middle English adv.
     (alt form enm on  on)
     Middle English prep.
     (alt form enm on)
     Middle English num.
     (alt form enm on)
     Middle English adv.
     (alt form enm on  singly)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm hone  delay)
     Middle English vb.
     (alt form enm onen)
     Middle English vb.
     (lb enm Early ME) (alt form enm unnen)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm wone  course)
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm oven)
     Middle English a.
     (alt form enm owen)
     Old Frisian prep.
     except
     Translingual n.
     (phonetic alphabet NATO/ICAO=1 num=1 1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  One
     Translingual n.
     (alt case mul one nodot=1) (ng: of the ICAO/NATO radiotelephony
  alphabet).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  one
     Havaiji n.
     hiekka
     Kroaatti pron.
     (perpron: k=hr) he (joukossa vain naisia)
     Puola pron.
     (perpron: k=pl) he, ne (feminiini/neutri/eloton maskuliini)
     Sloveeni pron.
     (perpron: k=sl) he (joukossa vain naisia)

From Albanian Wiktionary [incomplete] (2016-11-13) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sq-ALL-2016-11-13 ]


  one
     Anglisht num.
     një

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  one
     Kroatiska pron.
     de
     Polska pron.
     de

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  one /wˈɒn/
  1. iemand, enigiemand
  2. een

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  one /wˈɒn/
  mekaar

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  one /wˈɒn/
  honderd

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  one /wˈɒn/
  duisend

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  One /wˈɒn/
  واحد

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  one //oʊn// //w// //wan// //wɒn// //wʌn// //ɔːn// /[wän]/ 
  еди́н, една́, едно́, един
  cardinal number 1