the one en · NOUN
Meanings
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(colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing.
Got a girl with California eyes / And I thought that she could really be the one this time / But I never got the chance to make her mine / Because she fell in love with little thin white lines
2017, Halsey, Ricky Reed, Justin Tranter, Rogét Chahayed, “Bad at Love”, in Hopeless Fountain Kingdom, performed by Halsey:I, I got a new life / You would hardly recognize me, I'm so glad / How could a person like me care for you / Why do I bother / When you're not the one for me / Oo-oo-oo-oo-ooh, is enough, enough
1993, Jonas Berggren, “The Sign”, in The Sign, performed by Ace of Base: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.
When you love a woman then tell her / That she's really wanted / When you love a woman then tell her that she's the one / 'Cause she needs somebody to tell her / That it's gonna last forever
1995, Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?”, in Don Juan DeMarco: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, performed by Bryan Adams:
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(colloquial) A particularly special or compatible person or thing. ▸ A particular person destined to save the universe or world; the chosen one.
Jesus Christ is the One, the savior.
They, like me, believe him (Anakin Skywalker) to be The One.
He (Neo) is the One.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| the ones | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (28)
fr l'élu (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · it quello scelto (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · hi चुनी हुई (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · ar الْمُخْتَارَة (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · es el elegido (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · it il prescelto (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · nl de ware (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · el εκλεκτή (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · sv den utvalde (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · el εκλεκτός (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · ko 선택된 자 (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · pt a escolhida (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · de der/die Auserkorene (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · pt o escolhido (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · de der/die Auserwählte (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · it la prescelta (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · fr l'élue (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · he הנבחר (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · hi चुना हुआ (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · pl ten jedyny (particularly special or compatible person or thing) · es la elegida (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · ca l'elegida (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · he הנבחרה (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · ru избранный (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · ca l'elegit (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · ar الْمُخْتَار (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · it quella scelta (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One) · ja 選ばれし者 (person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One)