the ones

A form of the one — A particularly special or compatible person or thing.

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Meanings

pronoun
  1. pluralplural of the one

    I'm commitment-phobic, as you well know, 'cos there're too many ‘the ones’ running 'round out here.

    2003, Betty Byers, Murder Unwired, page 46
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APA

the ones. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20ones

MLA

“the ones.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20ones. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “the ones,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/the%20ones.

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