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is a one

is a one is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be a one.

Meaning of be a one

Verb

be a one (third-person singular simple present is a one, present participle being a one, simple past was a one, past participle been a one)

  1. (UK, dated, informal) To be amusing in a slightly challenging way.

Questions about is a one

What is is a one the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Is a one is the third-person singular simple present indicative of be a one.

Words near is a one in the dictionary

  1. Irān
  2. Irāq
  3. is
  4. is a bear Catholic
  5. is a man
  6. is a one
  7. is a thing
  8. is able to
  9. is aces with
  10. is ages with
  11. is all

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Adapted from Wiktionary: is a one (page history and authors); be a one (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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