Collocations for "one"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "one" in context.
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one
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.cardinal
- the number one
- page one (of)
- (right) from day one
- one plus [one] [equals, is, makes] [two]
- one [minus, take away] [one] [equals] [0, zero]
- [arrived, left, marched] in ones and twos
- [rolled, threw] a one
- [got, scored, gave me] one out of [10]
- do you have these [shoes, sneakers] in a (size) one?
- just one more
- OK (then), just a small one
- (just) try one
- please take one
- [I want, I'd like] one of those
- one or two [of them, glasses]
- one of [us, my friends]
- is one of the [best, greatest, fastest, finest]
- is one of my favorite [songs, movies, places]
- one [out of, in] (every) [10, hundred]
- [got, scored, gave me] one out of [10]
- are number one in [the US, swimming, the chart]
- are the one and only (to me)
- is one [of a kind, in a million]
- are the [chosen, lucky, fortunate] ones
- was the only one I ever [loved, trusted, wanted]
- she's the one (for me)
- are [practically, virtually, almost] one and the same
- [Jekyll and Hyde] were one and the same
- her [son, daughter] is one (and a half)
- he's a [strange, lively] one
- yes, that's the one!
- not a single one
- slang: not a one!
- the clock struck one
- at the stroke of one
- the bar [opens, closes] at one
- it happened around one [at night, in the afternoon]
- [half, 20, five] past one
- (at) one in the [morning, afternoon]
- one [A.M., P.M.]
- a [vacation, table, bath tub] for one
- if you can [find, think of, see] one
- [want, try] to get one up on me
- (always) trying to get one over on him
- take one for the team
- slang: do a number one
- slang, UK: do one!
- which one?
- which one [is it, do you want]?
- want [that, this] one
- one time I [tried, went, saw]
- the one thing I know for sure (is)
- [have, give] one to everyone
- one of [two, many, more than 100]
- one of [our gang, the boys, us]
- [just, only] one left
- that's one way (to)
- one way or another
- just one more [time, drink, mouthful]
- [section, part, page] one
- is one year old
- (just) turned one year old
- will be one (year old) (tomorrow)
- a one-year-old [child, dog]
- a one-way [ticket, journey, match]
- a one-sided [argument, debate]
- I'll [write a book, be rich] one day
- one [week, day] later
- one week [ago, before, after]
- took me one [hour] to finish
- [wasted, spent, worth] one thousand dollars
- pick one [player, item, card]
- that is one smart [dog, gadget]!
- that's one [hell, heck] of a way to
- is a one-of-a-kind [piece, person, antique]
- a one-in-a-million chance
- a one-way [street, road, thoroughfare, ticket]
'one' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Britain
- Canada
- December
- God
- Greece
- Ireland
- Japan
- November
- October
- Paris
- September
- absence
- accomplishment
- acquaintance
- activity
- actor
- actress
- addition
- adjective
- admit
- advantage
- advisor
- affluent
- after
- afternoon
- agreement
- aim
- airborne
- airport
- album
- alignment
- allow
- along
- already
- also
- alternate
- always
- ambitious
- ancient
- anguish
- annoying
- another
- answer
- app
- apparently
- apple
- architect
- area
- arguably
- argue