Definition of "one" in Englisch

numeral

The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number.
- In some religions, there is more than one god.
- In many cultures, a baby turns one year old a year after its birth.
- One person, one vote.
(number theory) The first positive number in the set of natural numbers.
(set theory) The cardinality of the smallest nonempty set.
(mathematics) The ordinality of an element which has no predecessor, usually called first or number one.

pronoun

(impersonal pronoun, indefinite) One thing (among a group of others); one member of a group.
- Any one of the boys.
- Every one of the bank’s employees.
- A good driver is one who drives carefully.
- Can I borrow an eraser? — Sorry pal, I haven't got one.
- He's not one to pull his punches.
(impersonal pronoun, sometimes with "the") The first mentioned of two things or people, as opposed to the other.
- She offered him an apple and an orange; he took (the) one and left the other.
- I am one of the few women who've climbed Everest.
(indefinite personal pronoun) Any person (applying to people in general).
- One’s guilt may trouble one, but it is best not to let oneself be troubled by things which cannot be changed. One shouldn’t be too quick to judge.
- My neighbor talks to one like a teacher.
(pronoun) Any person, entity or thing.
- "driver", noun: one who drives.

noun

The digit or figure 1.
(by ellipsis) Used to briefly refer to a noun phrase understood by context
A person or thing (having some specified characteristic or attribute).
- Now, he's a curious one.
- Well, well, well, it seems the silent one does have a voice, after all.
- That's the one to watch if you want to win.
(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.
(dated, euphemistic or derogatory) A gay person.
(mathematics) The identity element with respect to multiplication in a ring.

(Internet slang, leetspeak, sarcastic) Deliberate misspelling of !, used to amplify an exclamation, parodying unskilled typists who forget to press the shift key while typing exclamation points, thus typing "1".

A: SUM1 Hl3p ME im alwyz L0ziN!1!?1!
B: y d0nt u just g0 away l0zer!!1!!one!!one!!eleven!!1!
2003 September 26, "DEAL WITH IT!!!!11one!!", in alt.games.video.nintendo.gamecube, Usenet
2004 November 9, "AWK sound recorder!!!11!!11one", in comp.lang.awk, Usenet
2007 December 1, "STANFORD!!1!!1!one!11!!1oneone!1!1!", in rec.sport.football.college, Usenet

adjective

Of a period of time, being particular.
- One day the prince set forth to kill the dragon that had brought terror to his father’s kingdom for centuries.
Being a single, unspecified thing; a; any.
- My aunt used to say, "One day is just like the other."
Sole, only.
- He is the one man who can help you.
- The one male audience member at the concert is invited on stage.
Whole, entire.
- Body and soul are not separate; they are one.
In agreement.
- We are one on the importance of learning.
The same.
- The two types look very different, but are one species.

particle

Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the characteristics of someone or something.
- Got almonds one.
- How come so heavy one ah?
- Can one, why cannot?
- Need to take train one.
Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the originator of something.
- My friend send one.
- Who say one?
- He ask one, not I ask one.
Used at the end of a sentence to highlight the likelihood of something occurring, as a characteristic of something else.
- Can easily get lost one, know?
A nominalizer used to form a noun phrase without a head noun.
- The sell fruits one go home already.