"one-on-one" meaning in All languages combined

See one-on-one on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more one-on-one [comparative], most one-on-one [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} one-on-one (comparative more one-on-one, superlative most one-on-one)
  1. (chiefly Canada, US) Involving direct communication or competition between two people. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-one-on-one-en-adj-xdq~-JGa Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 14 25 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 33 20 20 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 28 22 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 30 18 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 29 18 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 33 23 23 21
  2. (sports) Involving one attacker and one defender. Categories (topical): Sports Translations (involving one attacker and one defender): jeden na jednoho (Czech)
    Sense id: en-one-on-one-en-adj-EHoNGDNd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 14 25 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 33 20 20 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 28 22 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 30 18 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 29 18 26 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'involving one attacker and one defender': 6 93 1
  3. (mathematics) bijective or injective Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-one-on-one-en-adj-LJRFu1qc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 14 25 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 33 20 20 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 28 22 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 30 18 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 29 18 26 Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: one-to-one [British]

Noun [English]

Forms: one-on-ones [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} one-on-one (plural one-on-ones)
  1. A contest involving only one player on each side, especially of an activity often involving teams. Synonyms (contest between two people): triple O Related terms: face-to-face, man-to-man
    Sense id: en-one-on-one-en-noun-pKTtXAwA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English reduplicated coordinated pairs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 30 14 25 Disambiguation of English reduplicated coordinated pairs: 33 20 20 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 28 22 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 30 18 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 27 29 18 26

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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