one's

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See also: ones and -ones

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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From one +‎ -'s.

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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one's

  1. Belonging to one.
Usage notes
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  • 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
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Etymology 2

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Contraction of one is.

Pronunciation

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Contraction

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one's

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

Anagrams

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