Meaning
One more time, doing the same thing as before.
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Word origin
From Old English ongean, meaning back or in return, which grew into the idea of one more time.
- Origin
- Old English
- Root
- ongean
Examples
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Please say that one more time.
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We met one more time the next day.
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Try one more time if it does not work.
We use again to say that something happens one more time, the same as before. If you read a book again, you read it a second time. We often use again when we want a thing to be done or said once more.
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Stories
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Before the Doors Open
4 min read · Core 5000
One Sheep Short
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The Boat in the Garden
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The Clock in the Hall
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The Letter She Never Sent
4 min read · Core 5000
The Passenger
4 min read · Core 5000
Not in Front of Them
5 min read · Core 1000
The First Letter
5 min read · Core 5000
The Midnight Piano
5 min read · Core 5000
The Night Route
5 min read · Core 5000
The Photograph
5 min read · Core 5000
The Register
5 min read · Core 5000
The Swimming Lesson
5 min read · Core 5000
The Tuesday Visitor
5 min read · Core 5000
The Whale on the Beach
5 min read · Core 5000
Two Tickets to Paris
5 min read · Core 5000
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This word is taught in chapter 2, lesson 6: again, god, life and 7 more words.