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adv. vaak, dikwijls[ ofn, oftən]♦voorbeelden:1 as often as • zo vaak als, elke keer/telkens wanneeras often as not • de helft van de keren, vaakmore often than not • meer wel dan nietonce too often • één keer te veelan often-repeated warning • een vaak herhaalde waarschuwing -
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adv. eens, één keer; eenmaal--------conj. op moment dat, of ooit, eens--------n. een keeronce1[ wuns] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉1 één keer/maal♦voorbeelden:that/this once • die/deze ene keer————————once2♦voorbeelden:1 Arthur, the once and future king • Arthur, koning voor eens en altijdthe once trade centre of the nation • het voormalige handelscentrum van het land————————once3〈 bijwoord〉1 eenmaal ⇒ eens, één keer♦voorbeelden:1 once again/more • opnieuw, nog eensonce too often • een keer teveelonce or twice • zo nu en dan, van tijd tot tijd(all) at once • tegelijk(ertijd), samen(just) for (this) once • (net) (voor) deze/die ene keeronce and for all • voorgoed, definitief; voor de laatste keeronce in a while • een enkele keer, zeldenonce upon a time there was … • er was eens …¶ at once • onmiddellijk, meteenall at once • plots(eling), ineens, opeens————————once4〈 voegwoord〉1 eens (dat) ⇒ als eenmaal, zodra♦voorbeelden:1 once she had noticed she distrusted them in everything • toen zij het gemerkt had wantrouwde zij hen in allesonce you are ready, we'll leave • zodra je klaar bent, zullen we gaan
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