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one-on-one
adj 3adv 1noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
little, willing
VERB + ONE-ON-ONE
coach, continued, doing, go, meet, play, talk
ONE-ON-ONE + NOUN
contests, discussion, district, goalkeeper, lessons, opportunity, others, session
PREP.
from, in, until, with, with
ADV.
shortly, such
Definitions
adj
1
Involving direct communication or competition between two people.
Such one-on-one “swearing contests” are routinely decided in favor of law enforcement officers, but in this case the district court sided with the accused bank robber.
2
Involving one attacker and one defender.
After several near misses, Van Persie finally reached three figures by turning in Walcott's cross before Jaaskelainen saved from Walcott when one-on-one.
Swedish striker Isak was also foiled by Ortega in a one-on-one opportunity shortly before half-time. If converted, that may have put the game beyond City's reach.
3
bijective or injective
adv
1
In a one-on-one manner.
He was willing to go one-on-one with the District Attorney himself.
noun
1
A contest involving only one player on each side, especially of an activity often involving teams.
Why don't we play a little one-on-one until the others show up.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — being a system of play in which an individual defensive play
adverb — (of two persons) in direct encounter
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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Such one-on-one “swearing contests” are routinely decided in favor of law enforcement officers, but in this case the district court sided with the accused bank robber.
Wiktionary02
After several near misses, Van Persie finally reached three figures by turning in Walcott's cross before Jaaskelainen saved from Walcott when one-on-one.
Wiktionary03
Swedish striker Isak was also foiled by Ortega in a one-on-one opportunity shortly before half-time. If converted, that may have put the game beyond City's reach.
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He was willing to go one-on-one with the District Attorney himself.
Wiktionary05
Why don't we play a little one-on-one until the others show up.
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I would like to meet with him one-on-one to discuss the matter.
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