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one

 
 
/wʌn/ pronoun

Translation

PARTICULAR PERSON/THING used to refer to a particular person or thing in a group that has already been talked about
bir şey/kişi
I've just made some scones, do you want one? Throw those gloves away and get some new ones. Chris is the one with glasses.138417801233
GENERAL formal any person in general
biri, herhangi biri
One ought to respect one's parents.1233
one at a time separately
ayrı ayrı, birer birer, aynı anda bir tek şeyi yapmayı belirtir
Eat them one at a time.1888
one by one separately, with one thing happening after another
birer birer, teker teker
One by one the old buildings have been demolished.1888
one another each other
biri diğerine, birbirlerine
How can they reach an agreement if they won't talk to one another?780
(all) in one combined into a single thing
bir arada; hepsi bir arada
It's a vacation and art course all in one.1384
(Definition of one pronoun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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