one-on-one
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ɒnˈwʌn, -ɔn- adjective
1.
consisting of or involving direct individual competition, confrontation, or communication; person-to-person: a one-on-one discussion.
adverb
2.
in direct encounter: I'd rather settle this with her one-on-one.
noun
Idioms 3.
a meeting or confrontation between two persons.
4.
go one-on-one with, Sports. to play directly against (an opposing player).
Origin:
1965–70, Americanism
1965–70, Americanism
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| one-on-one | |
| —adj | |
| denoting a relationship or encounter in which someone is involved with only one other person: a one-on-one meeting | |
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One-on-one
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Example sentences
One-on-one training is the best way to learn how to improve your emotional intelligence.
Colleges try to tackle such differences head-on during orientation, in workshops, and during one-on-one academic counseling.
But there remains the same intractable problem: he's as inexpressive one-on-one as he is in the briefing room.
Once you're done with the land creatures, take a kayak out on the fjord for some one-on-one with the beluga whales.
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