at one

prepositional phrase

In harmony or unity.

“She felt perfectly at one with nature during her retreat to the lake.”

Meanings

prepositional phrase
  1. oftenIn harmony or unity.

    She felt perfectly at one with nature during her retreat to the lake.

  2. oftenIn agreement, unanimous, of the same opinion.

    The pastoral deity to whom they paid their devotions was Pales, as to whose sex the ancients themselves were not at one.

    1890, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough, volume 2, page 326
    1 more example

    Vidal's old antagonist Norman Mailer was largely at one with him on this, jauntily alleging that endless war was the only way to vindicate the drooping virility of the traditional white American male.

    2010, Christopher Hitchens, Hitch-22, Atlantic, published 2011, page 245
  3. archaicInto a state of harmony, friendship or reconciliation.

    And the next daye he shewed himsilfe unto them as they strove, and wolde have sett them at one agayne saynge: Syrs ye are brethren why hurte ye won another?

    1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], →OCLC, Acts

Synonyms & antonyms

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 合一
  • 合一 (héyī)in harmony or unity
Finnish yhtä, yhtä mieltä
  • yhtäin harmony or unity
  • yhtä mieltäof the same opinion
Polish w zgodzie, w zgodzie
  • w zgodziein harmony or unity
  • w zgodzieof the same opinion
Russian в едине́нии, в согла́сии
  • в едине́нии (v jedinénii)in harmony or unity
  • в согла́сии (v soglásii)in harmony or unity
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Chicago

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