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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

for one en · ADV

Etymology

A shortening of for one thing or for one person

Meanings

  1. As the first in a number of examples or reasons.
    • I don't like this carpet – for one, it doesn't suit our lounge room at all and it's also much too expensive.
  2. As a single given example, often the most obvious or important one and almost certainly enough to sway the argument, of several reasons for something.
    • I am ashamed of you, son. We do not condone theft or violence, Ryan. It is, for one, illegal, and may as such land you in jail or lead to other punishments.
  3. As one person among other people who may not hold the same opinion.
    • I know you may not agree but I, for one, think we should get rid of this unfair piece of legislation.
    • Hart, for one, will not remember the night for Lambert's heroics. Morrison, not closed down quickly enough, struck his shot well but England's No1 will be aghast at the way it struck his gloves then skidded off his knees and into the net. 2013 August 14, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian:

Relateds

for someone · for example · for you · for another thing

Synonyms

for one thing (as the first in a number of examples) · first of all (as the first in a number of examples)

Translations (23)

it per lo meno (as one person among other people) · es por su parte (as one person among other people) · pt particularmente (as one person among other people) · it personalmente (as one person among other people) · pt pessoalmente (as one person among other people) · bg първо на първо (as a single, most important example in a number of examples) · it almeno (as one person among other people) · zh 帶頭 /带头 為首 /为首 (as the first in a number of examples) · es antes de nada (as the first in a number of examples) · it perlomeno (as one person among other people) · fr en ce qui concerne (as one person among other people) · ro unul (as one person among other people) · it per prima cosa (as the first in a number of examples) · bg като за нача́ло (as the first in a number of examples) · ru ли́чно (as one person among other people) · es en primer lugar (as the first in a number of examples) · pt antes de mais nada (as the first in a number of examples) · it prima di tutto (as the first in a number of examples) · pt em primeiro lugar (as the first in a number of examples) · fi ainakin (as one person among other people) · fr déjà (as the first in a number of examples) · fi ensiksi (as the first in a number of examples) · fr premièrement (as the first in a number of examples)