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one's

/wʌnz//wʌns/

one's determiner: belonging to one. Also the contraction of one.

Determiner

one's

  1. Belonging to one.
    • One tries one's best.

Also used as

one's is also the contraction of one.

one's meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Malayalam

one's in Hindi

belonging to one
अपना apnā

one's in Tamil

belonging to one
தன் taṉ

one's in Urdu

belonging to one
اپنا apnā

one's in Malayalam

belonging to one
ഒരാളുടെ orāḷuṭe

Forms of one's

alternative form (obsolete)ones

Origin of one's

From Middle English ones, equivalent to one + -'s.

Contraction of one + is, equivalent to one + 's.

Phrases with one's

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Words that rhyme with one's

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Questions about one's

What does one's mean?
One's means belonging to one.
What is one's in Hindi?
One's in Hindi is अपना (apnā). See One's meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is one's?
One's is a determiner.
How do you pronounce one's?
One's is pronounced /wʌnz/.

Words near one's in the dictionary

  1. one will know the reason why
  2. one with another
  3. one woman's trash is another woman's treasure
  4. one word leads to another
  5. one'd
  6. one's
  7. one's ass is dragging
  8. one's ass is grass
  9. one's back is up
  10. one's bark is worse than one's bite
  11. one's belly thinks one's throat has been cut

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