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once B1

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adverbIf something happens once, it happens one time only.I met Wilma once, briefly.Since that evening I haven't once slept through the night.Mary had only been to Manchester once before.'Have they been to visit you yet?'—'Just the once, yeah.'Listen to us, if only this once.You use once with 'a' and words like 'day', ' week ', and ' month ' to indicate that something happens regularly, one time in each day, week, or month.Lung cells die and are replaced about once a week.We arranged a special social event once a year to which we invited our major customers.You use once with 'every' and words like 'day', 'week', and 'year' to indicate that something happens a specified number of times and on a regular basis .The patient was seen for follow-up visits once every three months.My daughter comes to visit me once every fortnight.If something was once true, it was true at some time in the past, but is no longer true.The culture minister once ran a theatre.I lived there once myself, before I got married.The house where she lives was once the village post office.My memory isn't as good as it once was....an undulating park, once lovely but now ruined by new buildings.If someone once did something, they did it at some time in the past.I once went camping at Lake Darling with a friend.We once walked across London at two in the morning.Diana had taken that path once.conjunctionIf something happens once another thing has happened, it happens immediately afterwards .The decision had taken about 10 seconds once he'd read a market research study.Once customers come to rely on these systems they almost never take their business elsewhere.Once inside her apartment she felt an urge to brush her teeth.

word	once
definition	adverb If something happens once, it happens one time only. I met Wilma once, briefly. Since that evening I haven't once slept through the night. Mary had only been to Manchester once before. 'Have they been to visit you yet?'—'Just the once, yeah.' Listen to us, if only this once. You use once with 'a' and words like 'day', ' week ', and ' month ' to indicate that something happens regularly, one time in each day, week, or month. Lung cells die and are replaced about once a week. We arranged a special social event once a year to which we invited our major customers. You use once with 'every' and words like 'day', 'week', and 'year' to indicate that something happens a specified number of times and on a regular basis . The patient was seen for follow-up visits once every three months. My daughter comes to visit me once every fortnight. If something was once true, it was true at some time in the past, but is no longer true. The culture minister once ran a theatre. I lived there once myself, before I got married. The house where she lives was once the village post office. My memory isn't as good as it once was. ...an undulating park, once lovely but now ruined by new buildings. If someone once did something, they did it at some time in the past. I once went camping at Lake Darling with a friend. We once walked across London at two in the morning. Diana had taken that path once. conjunction If something happens once another thing has happened, it happens immediately afterwards . The decision had taken about 10 seconds once he'd read a market research study. Once customers come to rely on these systems they almost never take their business elsewhere. Once inside her apartment she felt an urge to brush her teeth.
cefr-level	B1

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