Meaning & use
ones
Used in place of a noun already mentioned or understood, to refer to a person or thing of that type.
See it in a sentence
I tried on several jackets and finally chose the blue ones.
The little ones were sent to bed early while the adults kept talking.
A note on using this word
"Ones" replaces a plural countable noun to avoid repeating it; "the little ones" is also a common phrase for young children.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. number
The digits or numbers represented by the numeral 1, as in counting individual units.
When adding large numbers, always line up the ones before the tens and hundreds.
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