adverb
1. in single file (Freq. 6)
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the prisoners came out one by one
• Syn: ↑one after another, ↑one at a time
2. one piece at a time (Freq. 1)
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she sold the plates by the piece
• Syn: ↑by the piece
3. apart from others
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taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square
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the fine points are treated singly
• Syn: ↑individually, ↑separately, ↑singly, ↑severally, ↑on an individual basis
• Derived from adjective: ↑single (for: ↑singly), ↑separate (for: ↑separately), ↑individual (for: ↑individually)
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adverb also one after one : with one following the other : one after another : one at a time : singly, successively
came into the room one by one
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one by one
Singly in order
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Main Entry: ↑one
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one by one phrase
first one, then the next, then the next etc, separately
Add the eggs one by one, stirring as you do so.
Main entry: one
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separately and in succession; singly
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one by one
: separately in a series
The performers took the stage one by one.
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Main Entry: ↑one
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ˌone by ˈone idiom
separately and in order
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I went through the items on the list one by one.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.