one's

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See also: ones and -ones

English

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From one +‎ -'s.

Pronunciation

Determiner

one's

  1. Belonging to one.
Usage notes
  • Unlike most other possessive determiners (my, your etc., except for his and its), one’s has a word-final s, but unlike possessive pronouns (yours, hers, theirs), it is spelled with an apostrophe.
Translations

Etymology 2

Contraction of one is.

Pronunciation

Contraction

one's

  1. Contraction of one is.
    This one's for you.

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