single
single
(sɪŋgəl )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense singles , present participle singling , past tense, past participle singled
1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
2. adjective
You use single to indicate that you are considering something on its own and separately from other things like it.
[emphasis]Every single house in town had been damaged.
The Middle East is the world's single most important source of oil.
individual, particular, separate, distinct3. adjective
Someone who is single is not married. You can also use single to describe someone who does not have a girlfriend or boyfriend.
Is it difficult being a single mother?
I now have to face the rest of my life as a single person.
Gay men are now eligible to become foster parents whether they are single or have partners.
4. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
A single room at the Astir Hotel costs £56 a night.
separate, individual, exclusive, undivided, unsharedSingle is also a noun.
It's £65 for a single, £98 for a double and £120 for an entire suite.
6. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
[British]
The price of a single ticket is thirty-nine pounds.
Single is also a noun.
...a Club Class single to Los Angeles. [+ to]
regional note: in AM, use one-way7. countable noun
8. uncountable noun
9. countable noun
10. See also single-
11. in single file
Phrasal verbs:
