A numerical value equal to 1; the first number in the set of natural numbers (especially in number theory); the cardinality of the smallest nonempty set. Ordinal: first
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. 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
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
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"
A highly-scientific term describing the number exactly halfway between zero and two
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
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"
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
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
a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered" 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" being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution" used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane' is Scottish
emphasis 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