English adverb: one by one | |||
| 1. | one by one in single file | ||
| Samples | The prisoners came out one by one. | ||
| Synonyms | one after another, one at a time | ||
| 2. | one by one one piece at a time | ||
| Samples | She sold the plates by the piece. | ||
| Synonyms | by the piece | ||
| 3. | one by one apart from others | ||
| Samples | Taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square. The fine points are treated singly. | ||
| Synonyms | individually, on an individual basis, separately, severally, singly | ||