once
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| Cardinal: one Ordinal: first Frequency: once Multiplier: single Distributive: singly Fractional: whole Number of musicians: solo | ||
Pronunciation
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- (indefinite) one time
- We go to the house once a year.
- She had only seen him once.
- It's nice to be understood for once.
- We get together once a month for coffee.
- Not once have I said that.
- (indefinite) at a time in the past, but not now
- It was hard to believe that once we had been friends.
- The once great city had be destroyed.
Preposition
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- after
- Once I've finished cleaning up, we can leave.