adjective
in operation or operational
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- left the oven on
- the switch is in the on position
adjective
(of events) planned or scheduled
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- the picnic is on, rain or shine
- we have nothing on for Friday night
adjective
used of a single unit or thing
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- not two or more
- `ane' is Scottish
adjective
having the indivisible character of a unit
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- a unitary action
- spoke with one voice
adjective
of the same kind or quality
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one(a)
Examples
- two animals of one species
adjective
(informal) very
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one(a)
right(a)
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- used informally as an intensifier
- that is one fine dog
- a right fine day
adjective
indefinite in time or position
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one(a)
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- he will come one day
- one place or another
adjective
being a single entity made by combining separate components
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- three chemicals combining into one solution
adjective
eminent beyond or above comparison
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- 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