Words / A1

WUNS/wʌns/

Once means one time: I have been there once. It can also mean in the past: once, we lived by the sea. Twice is two times. One is the number; once is how many times.

Meaning

One time; also, at a time in the past: I met her once. Once, we lived there.

Examples

• “I have been to London once.”
• “Write it once, then check it.”
• “Once the rain stops, we can walk.”

Good to know

once = one time. twice = two times. Also: once = when (once it stops).

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