"one-way" meaning in English

See one-way in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /wʌn.weɪ/
enPR: wŭnʹwāʹ Etymology: From one + way. First attested in 1906 in reference to one-way tickets; 1914 in reference to one-way streets; 1940 in reference to one-way mirrors. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|one|way}} one + way Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} one-way (not comparable)
  1. Allowing movement, vision, etc. in only one direction; unidirectional. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): One Translations (allowing movement in only one direction): njëdrejtimësh (Albanian), еднопосочен (ednoposočen) (Bulgarian), 單向 /单向 (dānxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), jednosměrný (Czech), yksisuuntainen (Finnish), à sens unique (French), Einweg- (German), Einbahn- (German), μονόδρομος (monódromos) [masculine] (Greek), egyirányú (Hungarian), aontreo (Irish), senso unico [masculine] (Italian), 一方通行 (ippō tsūkō) (Japanese), 일방통행 (ilbangtonghaeng) (Korean), irredux (Latin), еднонасочен (ednonasočen) [masculine] (Macedonian), ahutahi (Maori), jednokierunkowy (Polish), jednostronny (Polish), de mão única (Portuguese), односторо́нний (odnostorónnij) (Russian), enkelriktad (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-one-way-en-adj-Y1LAvQQ3 Disambiguation of One: 30 34 11 24 Categories (other): English terms with collocations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 11 35 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 12 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 15 21 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 15 13 36 Disambiguation of 'allowing movement in only one direction': 53 42 5
  2. Allowing travel in only one direction. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): One Translations (allowing travel in only one direction): еднопосочен (ednoposočen) (Bulgarian), 單程 /单程 (dānchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), yksisuuntainen (Finnish), aller simple (French), einfach (German), χωρίς επιστροφή (chorís epistrofí) (Greek), egyirányú (Hungarian), 片道 (katamichi) (alt: かたみち) (Japanese), 편도 (pyeondo) (Korean), еднонасочен (ednonasočen) [masculine] (Macedonian), ahutahi (Maori), jednostronny (Polish), sem retorno (Portuguese), в оди́н коне́ц (v odín konéc) (Russian), в одну́ сто́рону (v odnú stóronu) (Russian), enkel (Swedish), enkel- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-one-way-en-adj-hoIXTiLv Disambiguation of One: 30 34 11 24 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 11 35 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 12 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 15 21 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 15 13 36 Disambiguation of 'allowing travel in only one direction': 25 73 2
  3. (computer science) Of a function: easy to compute for every input, but hard to invert given the image of a random input. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computer science, One
    Sense id: en-one-way-en-adj-ClJcFWnT Disambiguation of One: 30 34 11 24 Categories (other): Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 11 35 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 12 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 15 21 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 15 13 36 Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: one-way mirror, one-way street, one-way ticket

Verb

IPA: /wʌn.weɪ/ Forms: one-ways [present, singular, third-person], one-waying [participle, present], one-wayed [participle, past], one-wayed [past]
enPR: wŭnʹwāʹ Etymology: From one + way. First attested in 1906 in reference to one-way tickets; 1914 in reference to one-way streets; 1940 in reference to one-way mirrors. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|one|way}} one + way Head templates: {{en-verb}} one-way (third-person singular simple present one-ways, present participle one-waying, simple past and past participle one-wayed)
  1. (agriculture) To use a disc harrow to turn the soil and kill weeds, in preparation for planting seeds. Categories (topical): Agriculture, One
    Sense id: en-one-way-en-verb-x8RDNDXJ Disambiguation of One: 30 34 11 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 17 19 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 13 12 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 18 19 43 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 21 14 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 27 17 15 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 25 16 15 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 25 16 21 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 17 16 45 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 21 16 15 48 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 21 18 15 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 22 11 35 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 26 12 32 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 22 17 16 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 15 12 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 20 17 13 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 22 17 16 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 20 17 13 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 27 17 15 41 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 33 15 21 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 22 17 16 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 24 17 17 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 35 15 13 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 20 17 13 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 17 16 45 Topics: agriculture, business, lifestyle

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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