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the one

noun the ones

  1. colloquial A particularly special or compatible person or thing. I knew as soon I met him that John was the one for me and we were married within a month.
  2. colloquial A particular person destined to save the universe or world; the chosen one. Jesus Christ is the One, the savior.

pronoun the ones

  1. The person or thing. Here is the one I want to buy.

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noun person destined to save the universe or world, also called the Chosen One

Españolel elegido, la elegida
한국어선택된 자 seontaekdoen ja
日本語選ばれし者 erabareshi mono
हिन्दीचुना हुआ cunā huā, चुनी हुई cunī huī
Portuguêso escolhido, a escolhida
Françaisl'élu, l'élue
Deutschder/die Auserwählte, der/die Auserkorene
Italianoquello scelto, quella scelta, il prescelto, la prescelta
Ελληνικάεκλεκτός eklektós, εκλεκτή eklektí
Русскийизбранный izbrannyj
العربيةالْمُخْتَار al-muḵtār, الْمُخْتَارَة al-muḵtāra
עבריתהנבחר ha-nivchár, הנבחרה ha-nivchará

pron the person or thing

Portuguêso, a
Françaiscelui, celle, cellui

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@misc{the_one_2026,
  title = {the one},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/the%20one},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}