single

single
sin|gle1 W1S2 [ˈsıŋgəl] adj
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1¦(one)¦
2 every single
3 not a single
4 the single biggest/greatest etc
5¦(not married)¦
6 single bed/room etc
7¦(ticket)¦
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[Date: 1200-1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin singulus]
1.) ¦(ONE)¦ [only before noun]
only one
▪ A single tree gave shade from the sun.
▪ They won the game by a single point.
▪ the highest price ever paid for a single work of art
▪ a single-sex school (=one for only boys or girls)
2.) every single
used to emphasize that you are talking about every person or thing
▪ Don't write down every single word I say.
▪ He works every single day.
3.) not a single
no people or things at all
▪ The plane was brought down safely and not a single passenger was killed.
▪ We didn't get a single reply to the advertisement.
4.) the single biggest/greatest etc
used to emphasize that you are talking about the one thing that is the biggest, greatest etc
▪ Cigarette smoking is the single most important cause of lung cancer.
▪ Tourism is the country's single biggest earner.
5.) ¦(NOT MARRIED)¦
not married, or not involved in a romantic relationship with anyone
▪ The changes in tax rates will benefit single people the most.
▪ Is he single?
6.) single bed/room etc
a bed, room etc that is meant to be used by one person only
▪ You have to pay extra for a single room.
7.) ¦(TICKET)¦
BrE a single ticket etc is for a trip from one place to another but not back again
= ↑one-way
→↑return, round-trip ↑round-trip
single 2
single2 n
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1¦(music)¦
2¦(sport)¦
3¦(tennis)¦
4¦(not married)¦
5¦(ticket)¦
6¦(money)¦
7¦(room)¦
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1.) ¦(MUSIC)¦
a ↑CD that has only one song on it, not a number of songs, or a song which is sold in this way
▪ Have you heard their latest single?
2.) ¦(SPORT)¦
a) one ↑run 2 in a game of ↑cricket
b) a hit that allows the person who is hitting the ball to reach first ↑base in a game of baseball
3.) ¦(TENNIS)¦
singles[U]
a game, especially in tennis, in which one person plays on their own against another person
▪ I prefer playing singles .
▪ Who won the women's singles?
→doubles at ↑double2 (3)
4.) ¦(NOT MARRIED)¦
singles [plural]
people who are not married and are not involved in a romantic relationship with anyone
▪ The show is especially popular among young singles.
▪ a singles night at the club
5.) ¦(TICKET)¦
BrE a ticket for a trip from one place to another but not back again
→↑return
▪ A single to Oxford, please.
6.) ¦(MONEY)¦
AmE a piece of paper money worth one dollar
▪ Anybody have five singles?
7.) ¦(ROOM)¦
a room in a hotel for just one person
▪ I'm afraid we haven't got any singles available.
single 3
single3 v
single out [single sb/sth<=>out] phr v
to choose one person or thing from among a group because they are better, worse, more important etc than the others
single somebody/something<=>out for
▪ I don't see why he should be singled out for special treatment.
single somebody/something<=>out as
▪ One programme was singled out as being particularly good.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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