the one meaning
ENWThe one
- NounPLthe onesPREthe-SUF-one
- (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.
- (colloquial) A particular person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One.
- Jesus Christ is the One. The savior.
- He (Neo) is The One.
- They, like me, believe him (Anakin Skywalker) to be the Chosen One.
- (colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
- Pronoun
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- This stand of pines is older than the one next to it.
- I am not the one to talk. She is a fine one to talk. You should talk. Look who's talking.
- That was the one point he was willing to go to the wall on.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- The one red wall really sticks out among all the creamy ones.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of the one in English Dictionary
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Source: Wiktionary