one-on-one oneo·none uncommon adverb (1) adjective (2) adverb 1. (of two persons) in direct encounter “preferred to settle the matter one-on-one” “interviewed her person-to-person” Synonymsperson-to-person adjective 1. directly between two individuals “one-on-one instruction” Similarprivate 2. being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player “one-on-one defense” Synonymsman-to-man Similarindividual WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.
