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    Definition of the one in English Dictionary

  • NounPLthe onesPREthe-SUF-one
    1. (colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
      1. I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month.
      2. That car's the one — I'll buy it.
    2. (colloquial) A particular person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One.
      1. Jesus Christ is the One. The savior.
      2. He (Neo) is The One.
      3. They, like me, believe him (Anakin Skywalker) to be the Chosen One.
  • Pronoun
    1. The person or thing.
      1. Here is the one I want to buy.
  • More Examples
    1. 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.
    2. Used in the Beginning of Sentence
      • The one red wall really sticks out among all the creamy ones.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Nouns
      • Countable nouns
      • Pronouns
      Related Links:
      1. en the ones
      2. en the ones and twos
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of the one for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this idiom "the one" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun. It's also a pronoun.
      Definiteness: Level 1
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