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Bir Time Adverb Defa  /Wʌns   Kez Eskiden Occasion

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Kind adverb
Front once 
IPA  /wʌns   / adverb
Back bir defa, bir kez
bir zamanlar, eskiden
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once (adverb)

 /wʌns   / adverb
 
 1 one time only; on one occasion
bir defa, bir kez
 I've only been to France once.
 once a week/month/year
 I visit them about once every six months (altı ayda bir).
 2 at some time in the past
bir zamanlar, eskiden
 This house was once the village school.
SYNONYM FORMERLY
IDIOMS
all at once
all at the same time or suddenly
hep birden, birden bire
 People began talking all at once.
 All at once she got up and left the room.
at once
1 immediately; now
derhal, hemen
 Come here at once!
 2 at the same time
aynı anda
 I can't understand if you all speak at once.
just this once; (just) for once
on this occasion only
bir defalık, bu sefer
 Just this once, I'll help you with your homework.
once again/more
again, as before
yine, bir daha, yeniden
 Spring will soon be here once again.
once and for all
now and for the last time
ilk ve son olarak
 You've got to make a decision once and for all.
once in a blue moon
(informal)
almost never
ayda yılda bir, kırk yılda bir
 We were good friends, but now we see each other once in a blue moon.
once in a while
sometimes but not often
ara sıra
once more
one more time
bir defa daha
 Let's listen to that cassette once more, shall we?
once upon a time
(used at the beginning of a children's story) a long time ago; in the past
evvel zaman içinde;
bir zamanlar
 Once upon a time there was a princess …
 

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