Used in a Sentence

one-way

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for one-way.

Editorial note

Yes, soldiers deploy with the hope of returning, whereas Mars One would be a certain one-way trip.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Allowing travel in only one direction.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of one-way gathered in one view.

adjective

Allowing travel in only one direction.

adjective

Allowing movement, vision, etc. in only one direction; unidirectional.

verb

(agriculture) To use a disc harrow to turn the soil and kill weeds, in preparation for planting seeds.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for one-way.

adjective

Allowing travel in only one direction.

adjective

Allowing movement, vision, etc. in only one direction; unidirectional.

verb

(agriculture) To use a disc harrow to turn the soil and kill weeds, in preparation for planting seeds.

adjective

(computer science) Of a function: easy to compute for every input, but hard to invert given the image of a random input.

Example sentences

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Yes, soldiers deploy with the hope of returning, whereas Mars One would be a certain one-way trip.

2

And coming from the web interface, I honestly thought the map is just that, a map, with no data regarding traffic other than maybe one-way streets.

3

Minuses: the parking sucks, the traffic sucks, the myriad one-way streets suck.

4

Here in San Francisco, "Proper" means "I'm from the suburbs and I'm gearing up to bitch about San Francisco's parking and one-way streets"

Quote examples

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Here in San Francisco, "Proper" means "I'm from the suburbs and I'm gearing up to bitch about San Francisco's parking and one-way streets"

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use one-way in a sentence?

Yes, soldiers deploy with the hope of returning, whereas Mars One would be a certain one-way trip.

What does one-way mean?

Allowing travel in only one direction.

What part of speech is one-way?

one-way is commonly used as adjective, verb.