Family / A2

SINGL/ˈsɪŋɡl/

Single means only one: a single ticket, a single room, every single word. It also means not married or not with a partner: he is still single. Double is a common opposite for rooms and tickets. A single in British trains is one way; a return is there and back. Do not mix single with only — only one ticket is about number; a single ticket is the one-way kind.

Meaning

Only one; not married or not with a partner.

Examples

• “There is a single ticket left for the show.”
• “I need a single room for one night.”
• “There is a single copy left in the shop.”

Good to know

a single ticket / room. not married: be single. Opposite (tickets/rooms): return / double.

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